Doug Bird vs. Hisanori Takahashi — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Hisanori Takahashi a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Hisanori Takahashi led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 116). Hisanori Takahashi was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Hisanori Takahashi

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
33.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Hisanori Takahashi

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Hisanori Takahashi

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA