Doug Bird vs. Billy Taylor — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Taylor
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Billy Taylor a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Billy Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 112). Billy Taylor was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Billy Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
8.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
39.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
34.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Billy Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Billy Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
317
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA