Doug Bird vs. Masahiro Tanaka — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Masahiro Tanaka
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Masahiro Tanaka 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. Masahiro Tanaka led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 154). Role difference aside, Masahiro Tanaka holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Masahiro Tanaka

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.43
99.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3163
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
8.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
8.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4299
36.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4032
34.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Masahiro Tanaka

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3163
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.43
99.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Masahiro Tanaka

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
3600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-37.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA