Doug Bird

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: March 5, 1950 in Corona, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pomona HS (Pomona, CA), the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA), the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY) and the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA).

High Schools: DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY), Pomona HS (Pomona, CA)

School: Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA)

Last Game: September 10, 1983 (Age 33-189d)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: James Douglas Bird

Nicknames: The Fidrych

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

ERA

3.99

432

100

1213.2

680

WHIP

1.293

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1969	19	-1.2	Winnipeg	NORL	A-	KCR	6	2	.750	3.45	4.09	16	13		5	1	0	99.0	105	45	38	10	17	1	88	1	0	4		1.232	9.5	0.9	1.5	8.0	5.18
1969	19	-1.7	Royals	AZIL	WRk	KCR	3	4	.429	5.02	6.93	13	11		0	0	0	61.0	83	47	34	2	17	0	46	3	2	1		1.639	12.2	0.3	2.5	6.8	2.71
1970	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	KCR	11	11	.500	2.12	3.38	25	24		7	1	0	157.0	132	59	37	6	35	6	163	6	0	7		1.064	7.6	0.3	2.0	9.3	4.66
1970	20	-0.8	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	11	9	.550	1.84	3.00	22	22		7	1	0	147.0	122	49	30	5	32	6	149	6	0	7		1.048	7.5	0.3	2.0	9.1	4.66
1970	20	-1.8	San Jose	CALL	A	KCR	0	2	.000	6.30	9.00	3	2		0	0	0	10.0	10	10	7	1	3	0	14	0	0	0		1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	12.6	4.67
1971	21	-0.7	San Jose	CALL	A	KCR	15	9	.625	3.41	4.15	29	27		10	3	2	182.0	175	84	69	14	48	3	143	3	1	17		1.225	8.7	0.7	2.4	7.1	2.98
1972	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	KCR	11	8	.579	2.47	3.23	31	18		5	2	2	131.0	126	47	36	7	37	7	85	1	0	2		1.244	8.7	0.5	2.5	5.8	2.30
1972	22	-3.0	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1	1	.500	3.00	4.00	7	0		0	0	1	9.0	9	4	3	0	5	2	13	0	0	0		1.556	9.0	0.0	5.0	13.0	2.60
1972	22	-0.7	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	10	7	.588	2.43	3.17	24	18		5	2	1	122.0	117	43	33	7	32	5	72	1	0	2		1.221	8.6	0.5	2.4	5.3	2.25
1973	23	-1.7	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	4	0		0	0	2	6.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1		1.000	7.5	0.0	1.5	4.5	3.00
1973	23	-4.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	4	4	.500	2.99	3.25	54	0	41	0	0	20	102.1	81	37	34	10	30	7	83	2	1	1	414	1.085	7.1	0.9	2.6	7.3	2.77
1974	24	-4.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	7	6	.538	2.73	3.02	55	1	44	1	0	10	92.1	100	31	28	6	27	9	62	1	0	1	390	1.375	9.7	0.6	2.6	6.0	2.30
1975	25	-3.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	9	6	.600	3.25	3.59	51	4	36	0	0	11	105.1	100	42	38	7	40	10	81	2	0	2	444	1.329	8.5	0.6	3.4	6.9	2.03
1976	26	-1.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	12	10	.545	3.37	4.10	39	27	6	2	1	2	197.2	191	90	74	17	31	3	107	3	1	0	808	1.123	8.7	0.8	1.4	4.9	3.45
1977	27	-0.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	11	4	.733	3.88	3.95	53	5	31	0	0	14	118.1	120	52	51	14	29	4	83	3	0	3	490	1.259	9.1	1.1	2.2	6.3	2.86
1978	28	0.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	6	6	.500	5.29	5.75	40	6	13	0	0	1	98.2	110	63	58	8	31	5	48	2	2	9	434	1.429	10.0	0.7	2.8	4.4	1.55
1979	29	0.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	0	1.000	5.16	5.16	32	1	10	1	0	0	61.0	73	35	35	7	16	4	33	2	0	2	263	1.459	10.8	1.0	2.4	4.9	2.06
1980	30	4.9	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	6	0	1.000	2.25	2.81	15	4		0	0	2	48.0	33	15	12	4	13	1	36	0	0	3		0.958	6.2	0.8	2.4	6.8	2.77
1980	30	2.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	0	1.000	2.66	2.84	22	1	7	0	0	1	50.2	47	16	15	3	14	1	17	1	0	1	205	1.204	8.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.21
1981	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	9	6	.600	3.22	3.71	29	16	3	2	1	0	128.2	130	53	46	10	32	6	62	1	0	2	534	1.259	9.1	0.7	2.2	4.3	1.94
1981	31	2.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	5	.444	3.58	4.06	12	12	0	2	1	0	75.1	72	34	30	5	16	3	34	1	0	2	305	1.168	8.6	0.6	1.9	4.1	2.13
1981	31	3.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	1	.833	2.70	3.21	17	4	3	0	0	0	53.1	58	19	16	5	16	3	28	0	0	0	229	1.388	9.8	0.8	2.7	4.7	1.75
1982	32	3.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	14	.391	5.14	5.61	35	33	1	2	1	0	191.0	230	119	109	26	30	3	71	3	0	1	819	1.361	10.8	1.2	1.4	3.3	2.37
1983	33	4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	4	.200	6.65	6.92	22	6	7	0	0	1	67.2	91	52	50	14	16	4	33	2	0	1	303	1.581	12.1	1.9	2.1	4.4	2.06
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		73	60	.549	3.99	4.38	432	100	199	8	3	60	1213.2	1273	590	538	122	296	56	680	22	4	23	5104	1.293	9.4	0.9	2.2	5.0	2.30
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		50	30	.625	2.77	3.61	120	86		27	7	8	623.0	576	250	192	41	151	18	518	11	1	34		1.167	8.3	0.6	2.2	7.5	3.43
Other (1 season)					Other		3	4	.429	5.02	6.93	13	11		0	0	0	61.0	83	47	34	2	17	0	46	3	2	1		1.639	12.2	0.3	2.5	6.8	2.71
All Levels (15 Seasons)							126	94	.573	3.62	4.21	565	197	199	35	10	68	1897.2	1932	887	764	165	464	74	1244	36	7	58	5104	1.263	9.2	0.8	2.2	5.9	2.68

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		8	1	.889	2.14	2.71	26	4		0	0	5	63.0	47	19	15	4	19	3	52	0	0	4		1.048	6.7	0.6	2.7	7.4	2.74
AA (1 season)					Minors		10	7	.588	2.43	3.17	24	18		5	2	1	122.0	117	43	33	7	32	5	72	1	0	2		1.221	8.6	0.5	2.4	5.3	2.25
A (2 seasons)					Minors		26	20	.565	2.81	3.80	54	51		17	4	2	339.0	307	143	106	20	83	9	306	9	1	24		1.150	8.2	0.5	2.2	8.1	3.69
A- (1 season)					Minors		6	2	.750	3.45	4.09	16	13		5	1	0	99.0	105	45	38	10	17	1	88	1	0	4		1.232	9.5	0.9	1.5	8.0	5.18