Doug Bird vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Scott Sullivan a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Scott Sullivan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 107). Scott Sullivan was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Scott Sullivan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Scott Sullivan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Scott Sullivan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA