George Bird vs. Sylvester Foreman — Career Comparison

George Bird
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaRockford Forest CitysUnknownCenter Fielder
Sylvester Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, George Bird and Sylvester Foreman are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bird posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .610) and slugging (.377 vs .301). Sylvester Foreman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.309 vs .284). By the career numbers, George 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 George Bird and Sylvester Foreman

George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
178.66
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
600
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
583.49
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
517.38
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
154.13
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
115.66
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
90.88
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.39
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.29
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.53
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.78
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
57.78
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52.51
54.22
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
220.18
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
155.94
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
31
170.64
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
179.69
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
60.93
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
55.77
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
176.15
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
113.6
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.02
66.15
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.97
60.89
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
60.93
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
54.5
54.5
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
581
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
59
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.59
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for George Bird and Sylvester Foreman

George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.98
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.63
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.98
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2723
27
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907.2
9
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.26
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
4.75
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.89
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.77
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
5.92
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.34
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
5.64
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.56
75.56
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.59
61.59
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.15
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0