Doug Bird stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1983

Relief Pitcher

Age 76 · 6' 4"

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Doug Bird played 11 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1983.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
432
W
73
L
60
ERA
3.99
IP
1,213.2
K
680
BB
296
WHIP
1.29

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1973KC54442.99102.183301.08
1974KC55762.7392.162271.38
1975KC51963.25105.181401.33
1976KC3912103.37197.2107311.12
1977KC531143.88118.183291.26
1978KC40665.2998.248311.43
1979PHI32205.1661.033161.46
1980NYY22302.6650.217141.20
1981NYY/CHC29963.22128.262321.26
1982CHC359145.14191.071301.36
1983BOS22146.6567.233161.58

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
1
L
1
ERA
2.57
IP
7.0
K
3
BB
0
WHIP
1.43

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
8
SHO
3
K/9
5.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1973KC0007.30000
1974KC0106.00000
1975KC0006.90000
1976KC0214.90000
1977KC0006.30000
1978KC0004.40000
1979PHI0104.90000
1980NYY0003.00000
1981NYY/CHC0214.30000
1982CHC0213.30000
1983BOS0004.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
76 yearsMar 5, 1950
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Corona, CA

What were Doug Bird's career stats?

Doug Bird played 11 seasons for the Royals, the Phillies, the Yankees, the Cubs and the Red Sox. He had 73 wins and 680 strikeouts with a 3.99 ERA over 1,213.2 innings. His best season was 1976: 12 wins, a 3.37 ERA and 107 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1973 to 1983

Doug Bird finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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