Doug Bird vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Herb Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Herb Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Herb Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
34.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA