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Doug Bird
James Douglas Bird
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 5, 1950 in Corona, CA
High School: Pomona (Pomona, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1973
Final Game: September 10, 1983
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1973 23 KCR AL 4 4 .500 2.99 54 0 41 0 0 20 102.1 81 37 34 10 30 7 83 2 1 1 414 136 1.085 7.1 0.9 2.6 7.3 2.77
1974 24 KCR AL 7 6 .538 2.73 55 1 44 1 0 10 92.1 100 31 28 6 27 9 62 1 0 1 390 139 1.375 9.7 0.6 2.6 6.0 2.30
1975 25 KCR AL 9 6 .600 3.25 51 4 36 0 0 11 105.1 100 42 38 7 40 10 81 2 0 2 444 119 1.329 8.5 0.6 3.4 6.9 2.03
1976 26 KCR AL 12 10 .545 3.37 39 27 6 2 1 2 197.2 191 90 74 17 31 3 107 3 1 0 808 105 1.123 8.7 0.8 1.4 4.9 3.45
1977 27 KCR AL 11 4 .733 3.88 53 5 31 0 0 14 118.1 120 52 51 14 29 4 83 3 0 3 490 105 1.259 9.1 1.1 2.2 6.3 2.86
1978 28 KCR AL 6 6 .500 5.29 40 6 13 0 0 1 98.2 110 63 58 8 31 5 48 2 2 9 434 73 1.429 10.0 0.7 2.8 4.4 1.55
1979 29 PHI NL 2 0 1.000 5.16 32 1 10 1 0 0 61.0 73 35 35 7 16 4 33 2 0 2 263 74 1.459 10.8 1.0 2.4 4.9 2.06
1980 30 NYY AL 3 0 1.000 2.66 22 1 7 0 0 1 50.2 47 16 15 3 14 1 17 1 0 1 205 147 1.204 8.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.21
1981 31 TOT MLB 9 6 .600 3.22 29 16 3 2 1 0 128.2 130 53 46 10 32 6 62 1 0 2 534 113 1.259 9.1 0.7 2.2 4.3 1.94
1981 31 NYY AL 5 1 .833 2.70 17 4 3 0 0 0 53.1 58 19 16 5 16 3 28 0 0 0 229 132 1.388 9.8 0.8 2.7 4.7 1.75
1981 31 CHC NL 4 5 .444 3.58 12 12 0 2 1 0 75.1 72 34 30 5 16 3 34 1 0 2 305 103 1.168 8.6 0.6 1.9 4.1 2.13
1982 32 CHC NL 9 14 .391 5.14 35 33 1 2 1 0 191.0 230 119 109 26 30 3 71 3 0 1 819 72 1.361 10.8 1.2 1.4 3.3 2.37
1983 33 BOS AL 1 4 .200 6.65 22 6 7 0 0 1 67.2 91 52 50 14 16 4 33 2 0 1 303 66 1.581 12.1 1.9 2.1 4.4 2.06
11 Seasons 73 60 .549 3.99 432 100 199 8 3 60 1213.2 1273 590 538 122 296 56 680 22 4 23 5104 96 1.293 9.4 0.9 2.2 5.0 2.30
162 Game Avg. 9 8 .549 3.99 55 13 25 1 0 8 155 163 75 69 16 38 7 87 3 1 3 652 96 1.293 9.4 0.9 2.2 5.0 2.30
KCR (6 yrs) 49 36 .576 3.56 292 43 171 3 1 58 714.2 702 315 283 62 188 38 464 13 4 16 2980 107 1.245 8.8 0.8 2.4 5.8 2.47
CHC (2 yrs) 13 19 .406 4.70 47 45 1 4 2 0 266.1 302 153 139 31 46 6 105 4 0 3 1124 79 1.307 10.2 1.0 1.6 3.5 2.28
NYY (2 yrs) 8 1 .889 2.68 39 5 10 0 0 1 104.0 105 35 31 8 30 4 45 1 0 1 434 139 1.298 9.1 0.7 2.6 3.9 1.50
PHI (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 5.16 32 1 10 1 0 0 61.0 73 35 35 7 16 4 33 2 0 2 263 74 1.459 10.8 1.0 2.4 4.9 2.06
BOS (1 yr) 1 4 .200 6.65 22 6 7 0 0 1 67.2 91 52 50 14 16 4 33 2 0 1 303 66 1.581 12.1 1.9 2.1 4.4 2.06
AL (9 yrs) 58 41 .586 3.70 353 54 188 3 1 60 886.1 898 402 364 84 234 46 542 16 4 18 3717 104 1.277 9.1 0.9 2.4 5.5 2.32
NL (3 yrs) 15 19 .441 4.78 79 46 11 5 2 0 327.1 375 188 174 38 62 10 138 6 0 5 1387 78 1.335 10.3 1.0 1.7 3.8 2.23

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1976 26 KCR AL ALCS L NYY 1 0 1.000 1.93 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0.857 7.7 0.0 0.0 1.9
1977 27 KCR AL ALCS L NYY 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1978 28 KCR AL ALCS L NYY 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2.000 18.0 9.0 0.0 9.0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 1 .500 2.35 6 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 10 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 1.304 11.7 1.2 0.0 3.5
3 ALCS 1 1 .500 2.35 6 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 10 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 1.304 11.7 1.2 0.0 3.5

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1973 23 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 24 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 25 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 27 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 29 PHI NL 32 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 31 TOT MLB 12 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .143 .100 .243 -31 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1981 31 CHC NL 12 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .100 .143 .100 .243 -31 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1982 32 CHC NL 35 60 56 0 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 .143 .143 .161 .304 -16 9 1 0 4 0 0 1
11 Seasons 85 90 82 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 24 .134 .155 .146 .301 -16 12 1 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 172 156 2 21 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 46 .134 .155 .146 .301 -16 23 2 0 11 0 0
KCR (6 yrs) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 47 83 76 0 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 31 .132 .143 .145 .288 -20 11 1 0 6 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 32 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 26 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 79 90 82 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 35 .134 .155 .146 .301 -16 12 1 0 6 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 KCR AL 23 P 54 0 102.1 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.62 0.13 .943 1.86 0.86
1974 KCR AL 24 P 55 1 92.1 20 8 12 0 3 1.000 1.95 0.36 .945 1.81 0.83
1975 KCR AL 25 P 51 4 105.1 23 12 8 3 2 .870 1.71 0.39 .943 1.87 0.85
1976 KCR AL 26 P 39 27 197.2 37 14 21 2 1 .946 1.59 0.90 .951 1.87 0.85
1977 KCR AL 27 P 53 5 118.1 19 6 13 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.36 .947 1.95 0.84
1978 KCR AL 28 P 40 6 98.2 19 6 13 0 0 1.000 1.73 0.48 .953 1.90 0.85
1979 PHI NL 29 P 32 1 61.0 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 0.89 0.19 .950 1.80 0.66
1980 NYY AL 30 P 22 1 50.2 13 3 10 0 1 1.000 2.31 0.59 .954 1.85 0.77
1981 TOT MLB 31 P 29 16 128.2 27 13 14 0 2 1.000 1.89 0.93 .959 1.97 0.76
1981 NYY AL 31 P 17 4 53.1 13 6 7 0 1 1.000 2.19 0.76 .962 1.97 0.81
1981 CHC NL 31 P 12 12 75.1 14 7 7 0 1 1.000 1.67 1.17 .957 1.97 0.68
1982 CHC NL 32 P 35 33 191.0 38 19 19 0 0 1.000 1.79 1.09 .950 1.96 0.70
1983 BOS AL 33 P 22 6 67.2 14 7 7 0 1 1.000 1.86 0.64 .957 1.80 0.73
11 Seasons P 432 100 1213.2 223 94 124 5 11 .978 1.62 0.50 .951 1.89 0.80
11 Seasons TOT 432 100 1213.2 223 94 124 5 11 .978 1.62 0.50 .928 1.89 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1976 AL--1.123--5th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1976 AL--1.412--1st
1982 NL--1.414--1st
Career--2.195--149th

Games Played s c a p y
1973 AL--54--3rd
1974 AL--55--9th
1975 AL--51--9th

Saves s c a p y
1973 AL--20--4th
1974 AL--10--10th
1975 AL--11--8th
1977 AL--14--9th
Career--60--211th

Home Runs s c a p y
1982 NL--26--1st

Hits s c a p y
1982 NL--230--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1976 AL--3.452--2nd
Career--2.297--138th

Losses s c a p y
1982 NL--14--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1982 NL--109--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1978 AL--9--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1973 AL--41--5th
1974 AL--44--9th
1975 AL--36--8th
Career--199--225th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 15 (959), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign.

February 1, 1969: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary).

April 3, 1979: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Todd Cruz.

April 4, 1980: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

April 29, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

June 12, 1981: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later and $400,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Reuschel. The New York Yankees sent Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

December 10, 1982: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Chuck Rainey.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

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