Doug Bird vs. David Wells — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Wells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

David Wells 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. David Wells led in run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 65), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 146). Role difference aside, David Wells holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and David Wells

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.35
60.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.09
74.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10317
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
9.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
1.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2201
5.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14413
37.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13421
35.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and David Wells

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10317
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.09
74.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and David Wells

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
1980
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
534
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.44
10.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA