Doug Bird vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Kent Tekulve comes out ahead of Doug Bird in this reliever comparison. Kent Tekulve led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 96). The edge goes to Kent Tekulve.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Kent Tekulve

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
3.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Kent Tekulve

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Kent Tekulve

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA