Doug Bird vs. Gerry Staley — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerry Staley
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gerry Staley 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 149), strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 62), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 87). Gerry Staley held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 87 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Bird.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Gerry Staley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.69
54.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.06
29.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5945
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
9.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
2.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
3.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8398
38.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
4.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7806
35.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Gerry Staley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
6.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2587
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
862.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
6.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
6.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Gerry Staley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
622.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
510.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
64.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
59.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.42
11.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
70.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
18.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
112.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
49.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0