Doug Bird vs. Travis Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Smith
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis 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 6.53 and 1.621 for Travis 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 Travis Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
40.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
6.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
36.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Travis Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Travis Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
840
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-1.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA