Doug Bird vs. Ken Wright — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Wright
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ken Wright a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Ken Wright led in home run suppression (HR9+ 155 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 80 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 66). Ken Wright was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Wright

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
6.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
40.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
32.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Wright

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Wright

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
113
2260
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
4.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-24.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
280
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA