Doug Bird vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tony Watson a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Tony Watson led in run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 65), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 125). Tony Watson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tony Watson

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tony Watson

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tony Watson

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA