Doug Bird vs. Mike Wegener — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Wegener
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Wegener 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. Doug Bird led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 78). Mike Wegener held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Bird.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Wegener

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
5.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
39.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1028
34.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Wegener

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Wegener

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
57
367.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
567.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
19.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
16.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA