Doug Bird vs. Albert Suarez — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Albert Suarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Albert Suarez 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 and 1.310 for Albert Suarez. 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 Albert Suarez

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.05
48.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
7.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
37.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Albert Suarez

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.05
48.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Albert Suarez

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
77
1776.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
23.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
16.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Albert Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA