Doug Bird vs. Jerry Spradlin — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Spradlin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jerry Spradlin a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Jerry Spradlin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 141). Jerry Spradlin was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jerry Spradlin

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
8.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
7.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
34.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jerry Spradlin

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jerry Spradlin

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
31000
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA