Doug Bird vs. Wayne Twitchell — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wayne Twitchell
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wayne Twitchell 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. Wayne Twitchell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wayne Twitchell.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Wayne Twitchell

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
3.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3189
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
8.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
4.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
6.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4628
39.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
4.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3936
33.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Wayne Twitchell

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3191
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.51
88.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Wayne Twitchell

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
282
585.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
539.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
68.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
12.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
85.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
85.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.57
-3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
164
340.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Twitchell
Career
Per 600 PA