Doug Bird vs. Sam Woods — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Woods
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Woods 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 5.06 and 1.538 for Sam Woods. 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 Sam Woods

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
43.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Woods

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Woods

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA