Doug Bird vs. Hugh Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hugh Smith
UnknownThrows RightWashington PotomacsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hugh 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 6.52 and 1.779 for Hugh Smith. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Hugh Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
12.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.85
12.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
43.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
7.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.779
1.779
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
38.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Hugh Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Hugh Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
339.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
31.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
38.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100