Doug Bird vs. Noah Syndergaard — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Noah Syndergaard
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Noah Syndergaard 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. Noah Syndergaard led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 136). Role difference aside, Noah Syndergaard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Noah Syndergaard

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.66
55.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
8.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3904
37.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3612
34.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Noah Syndergaard

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.81
91.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Noah Syndergaard

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
164
392.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
530.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
35.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
141.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
117.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.52
22.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
144
344.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA