Doug Bird vs. Bill Stoneman — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Stoneman
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Stoneman 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. Bill Stoneman led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 75). Role difference aside, Bill Stoneman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Stoneman

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3709
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1236.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
6.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5395
39.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
4.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4695
34.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Stoneman

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3712
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Stoneman

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
253
377.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
504.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
43.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.4
8.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
49.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
80.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
46.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.65
-9.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
212
316.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
56.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stoneman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100