Doug Bird vs. Mitch Spence — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mitch Spence
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mitch Spence 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 4.77 and 1.411 for Mitch Spence. 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 Mitch Spence

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
39.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
5.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
35.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mitch Spence

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mitch Spence

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA