Doug Bird vs. George Stone — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Stone
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Stone 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. George Stone led in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 70 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 142). Role difference aside, George Stone holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and George Stone

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.28
51.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
9.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
2.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4407
38.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
4.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4041
35.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and George Stone

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and George Stone

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
209
328.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
532.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
113.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
105.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
29.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
124.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
142.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
51.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
61.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
111.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.44
33.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
113.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
36.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA