Doug Bird vs. Jeremy Sowers — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeremy Sowers
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeremy Sowers 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 90). Jeremy Sowers held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Bird.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jeremy Sowers

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
5.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1200
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1741
39.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
35.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jeremy Sowers

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1200
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jeremy Sowers

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
6171.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
87.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jeremy Sowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeremy Sowers
Career
Per 600 PA