Doug Bird vs. Randy Wolf — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Randy Wolf
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Randy Wolf 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. Randy Wolf led in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Randy Wolf.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Randy Wolf

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.55
51.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2328.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2310
8.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1814
7.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9977
38.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
4.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8869
34.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Randy Wolf

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2328.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
1.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Randy Wolf

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
405
298.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
815
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
510.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
66.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
27.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.26
28.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
129.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
119.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
45.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
42.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
84.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.19
25.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
170.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
58.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67