Doug Bird vs. Jason Stanford — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Stanford
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Stanford 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. Jason Stanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Jason Stanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jason Stanford

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
39.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
35.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jason Stanford

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jason Stanford

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
4600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jason Stanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Stanford
Career
Per 600 PA