Doug Bird vs. Eddie Snead — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Snead
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Snead 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. Eddie Snead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Eddie Snead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Snead

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
11.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.24
11.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
39.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
36.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Snead

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Snead

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
31
531.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
75.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100