Doug Bird vs. Nick Wittgren — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Wittgren
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Nick Wittgren a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Nick Wittgren led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 65), and strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 158). Nick Wittgren was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Nick Wittgren

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
38.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
34.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Nick Wittgren

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Nick Wittgren

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
47100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA