Doug Bird vs. Matt Whisenant — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Whisenant
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Matt Whisenant a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Matt Whisenant led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 88 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 73). Matt Whisenant was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Whisenant

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
40.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
33.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Whisenant

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.164
0.164
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Whisenant

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
190
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA