Doug Bird vs. George Stovey — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Stovey
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher

George Stovey 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 Stovey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.98 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, George Stovey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and George Stovey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
36.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and George Stovey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and George Stovey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
45.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.5
19.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
George Stovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100