Frank Bird vs. Phil Stephenson — Career Comparison

Frank Bird
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Phil Stephenson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Frank Bird and Phil Stephenson are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Bird posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .623) and slugging (.360 vs .312). Phil Stephenson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .286). By the career numbers, Frank Bird had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Bird and Phil Stephenson

Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
17
182.14
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
331.62
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
535.71
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
509.4
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
102.56
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
70.09
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.8
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.42
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.26
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.48
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
65.1
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.04
56.48
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
158.97
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
182.91
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
59.83
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
49.57
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
99.15
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
62.22
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.22
56.78
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
80.34
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
105.98
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.66
5.66
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.55
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.13
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.13
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.84
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Frank Bird and Phil Stephenson

Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.34
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.46
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1716
27
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
9
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.11
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.84
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.34
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.68
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.92
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
7.57
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.45
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
7.52
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.059
4.059
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.6
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.89
Phil Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Phil Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0