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Doug Bird

Doug Bird

1973–1983  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 180 lb  ·  b. 1950 Corona, CA

Career 73–60 · 3.99 ERA · 680 SO · 1213.2 IP · 432 G · 11 H · 3 RBI · .134 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
4 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1981 Best season

Spanning 1981–1982, peaking at 1 titles in 1981.

Team records #5 Royals career SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,187th League titles 2
  • 1,227th Best in baseball 2
  • 4,208th Top-5 finishes 4

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1981–1982) 1981 1.000 1982 1.000

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1982 1 P FPCT 1.000
1981 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1973 KCA AL 4 4 2.99 54 0 20 102.1 81 34 10 30 83 1.08
1974 KCA AL 7 6 2.73 55 1 10 92.1 100 28 6 27 62 1.38
1975 KCA AL 9 6 3.25 51 4 11 105.1 100 38 7 40 81 1.33
1976 KCA AL 12 10 3.37 39 27 2 197.2 191 74 17 31 107 1.12
1977 KCA AL 11 4 3.88 53 5 14 118.1 120 51 14 29 83 1.26
1978 KCA AL 6 6 5.29 40 6 1 98.2 110 58 8 31 48 1.43
1979 PHI NL 2 0 5.16 32 1 0 61.0 73 35 7 16 33 1.46
1980 NYA AL 3 0 2.66 22 1 1 50.2 47 15 3 14 17 1.20
1981 NYA +1 AL 9 6 3.22 29 16 0 128.2 130 46 10 32 62 1.26
1982 CHN NL 9 14 5.14 35 33 0 191.0 230 109 26 30 71 1.36
1983 BOS AL 1 4 6.65 22 6 1 67.2 91 50 14 16 33 1.58
Career — — 73 60 3.99 432 100 60 1213.2 1,273 538 122 296 680 1.29

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 KCA AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1974 KCA AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 KCA AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1976 KCA AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1977 KCA AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1978 KCA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 PHI NL 32 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
1980 NYA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 NYA +1 AL 29 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 .100 .143 .100 .243
1982 CHN NL 35 56 0 8 1 0 0 3 0 20 0 .143 .143 .161 .304
1983 BOS AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 432 82 1 11 1 0 0 3 2 35 0 .134 .155 .146 .301

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1973 KCA AL P 54 0 102.1 2 5 0 1 7 1.000 0.13
1974 KCA AL P 55 1 92.1 8 12 0 3 20 1.000 0.36
1975 KCA AL P 51 4 105.1 12 8 3 2 23 .870 0.39
1976 KCA AL P 39 27 197.2 14 21 2 1 37 .946 0.90
1977 KCA AL P 53 5 118.1 6 13 0 0 19 1.000 0.36
1978 KCA AL P 40 6 98.2 6 13 0 0 19 1.000 0.48
1979 PHI NL P 32 1 61.0 4 2 0 0 6 1.000 0.19
1980 NYA AL P 22 1 50.2 3 10 0 1 13 1.000 0.59
1981 NYA AL P 29 16 128.2 13 14 0 2 27 1.000 0.93
1982 CHN NL P 35 33 191.0 19 19 0 0 38 1.000 1.09
1983 BOS AL P 22 6 67.2 7 7 0 1 14 1.000 0.64
Career — — P 432 100 1213.2 94 124 5 11 223 .978 0.50