Doug Bird vs. Carl Willis — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Willis
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Carl Willis a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Carl Willis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 91). Carl Willis was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Carl Willis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
5.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
38.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
35.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Carl Willis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Carl Willis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
22885.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
29.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA