Doug Bird vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Travis Wood 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. Travis Wood led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 84). Role difference aside, Travis Wood holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Travis Wood

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.34
44.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
8.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
7.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4240
38.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3764
34.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Travis Wood

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Travis Wood

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
330
605.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
546.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
64.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.68
43.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
179.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.15
35.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
211.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
36.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100