Doug Bird vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 4.13 and 1.450 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Joe Strong

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.68
51.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Joe Strong

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Joe Strong

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
17.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100