Doug Bird vs. Dave Snowden — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Snowden
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Dave Snowden 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 6.39 and 1.421 for Dave Snowden. 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 Dave Snowden

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
39.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
35.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dave Snowden

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dave Snowden

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
45.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
51.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100