Doug Bird vs. Tomoyuki Sugano — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tomoyuki Sugano
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tomoyuki Sugano 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 4.64 and 1.344 for Tomoyuki Sugano. 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 Tomoyuki Sugano

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
9.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
6.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
38.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
35.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tomoyuki Sugano

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tomoyuki Sugano

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tomoyuki Sugano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomoyuki Sugano
Career
Per 600 PA