Doug Bird vs. Ollie Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie 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 9.64 and 2.786 for Ollie 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 Ollie Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
19.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
52.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
46.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ollie Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ollie Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
93.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
112.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA