Doug Bird vs. Mitch White — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mitch White
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mitch White 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.25 and 1.438 for Mitch White. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mitch White

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.99
30.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
39.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
35.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mitch White

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.99
30.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mitch White

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
71
2662.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.31
-49.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
1.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mitch White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch White
Career
Per 600 PA