Doug Bird vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Smithson 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. Mike Smithson led in run prevention (ERA+ 84 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 71 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 133). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Smithson.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Smithson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.91
46.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
9.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5861
38.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Smithson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Smithson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA