Doug Bird vs. Paul Spoljaric — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Spoljaric
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Paul Spoljaric a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Paul Spoljaric led in strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 83). Paul Spoljaric was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Spoljaric

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
5.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
5.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
9.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
40.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
34.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Spoljaric

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Spoljaric

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
23400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-28.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Paul Spoljaric
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Spoljaric
Career
Per 600 PA