Doug Bird vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Justin Topa a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Justin Topa led in home run suppression (HR9+ 279 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 144). Justin Topa was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Justin Topa

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
35.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Justin Topa

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Justin Topa

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA