Doug Bird vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Stottlemyre 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. Mel Stottlemyre led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 112). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mel Stottlemyre.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mel Stottlemyre

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.13
54.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
2.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mel Stottlemyre

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mel Stottlemyre

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
366
259.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
531.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
85.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
65.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.04
26.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
118.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
121.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
38.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
40.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.56
19.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
191.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
29.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0