Doug Bird vs. Eddie Watt — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Watt
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Eddie Watt a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Eddie Watt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 97). Eddie Watt was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Watt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
659.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
7.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
37.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2417
32.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Watt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Watt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
411
2221.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
540.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
102.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
81.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
40.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
156.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.53
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA