Doug Bird vs. Matt Wisler — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Wisler
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Wisler 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. Matt Wisler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 85 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Wisler.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Wisler

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.98
40.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.21
28.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
4.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
507.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
8.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
7.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
38.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
4.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
34.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Wisler

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
507.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.21
28.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Wisler

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
237
1380.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
506.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
7.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-4.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
186.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wisler
Career
Per 600 PA