Doug Bird vs. Brad Woodall — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Woodall
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Woodall 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 5.31 and 1.474 for Brad Woodall. 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 Brad Woodall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
39.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
5.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
35.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Brad Woodall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Brad Woodall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
61
610
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
480
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
67.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
77.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA