Doug Bird vs. Luke Weaver — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Weaver
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Weaver 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. Luke Weaver led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 75 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 75 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 103). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luke Weaver.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Luke Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
9.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
9.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3129
38.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
5.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
35.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Luke Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.91
92.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.437
0.437
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Luke Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
278
1334.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
518.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.07
19.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
13.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
50
240
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA