Doug Bird vs. Josh Taylor — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Taylor
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Josh Taylor a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Josh Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 150 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 104). Josh Taylor was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Josh Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
11.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
39.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
34.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Josh Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.044
0.044
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Josh Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
138
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA