Doug Bird vs. Clyde Wright — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clyde Wright
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Clyde Wright 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. Clyde Wright led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Clyde Wright.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Clyde Wright

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.39
47.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5186
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
8.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
2.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
3.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
37.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
3.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6573
34.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Clyde Wright

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5188
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
2.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Clyde Wright

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
360
513.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
538.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
98.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
31.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
30.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
142.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
119.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
44.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
84.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.55
23.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
171.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0