Doug Bird Stats

Doug Bird was born on Sunday, March 5, 1950, in Corona, California. Bird was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1973, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Doug Bird baseball stats page.

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Doug Bird

Doug Bird Autograph on a 1986 Fleer (#106)

Doug Bird Autograph on a 1986 Fleer (#106)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Douglas Bird
Nickname:   Doug
Born On:   03-05-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Corona, California
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Mount San Antonio Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-29-1973 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-10-1983
Draft:   1969 : 3rd Round (60th)
Doug Bird

Doug Bird Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1973 Royals 54 0 41 4 4 .500 2.99 0 0 20 102.1 414 81 34 37 10 30 7 83 1 2 1 -
1974 Royals 55 1 44 7 6 .538 2.73 1 0 10 92.1 390 100 28 31 6 27 9 62 1 1 0 -
1975 Royals 51 4 36 9 6 .600 3.25 0 0 11 105.1 444 100 38 42 7 40 10 81 2 2 0 -
1976 Royals 39 27 6 12 10 .545 3.37 2 1 2 197.2 808 191 74 90 17 31 3 107 0 3 1 -
1977 Royals 53 5 31 11 4 .733 3.88 0 0 14 118.1 490 120 51 52 14 29 4 83 3 3 0 -
1978 Royals 40 6 13 6 6 .500 5.29 0 0 1 98.2 434 110 58 63 8 31 5 48 9 2 2 -
1979 Phillies 32 1 10 2 0 1.000 5.16 1 0 0 61.0 263 73 35 35 7 16 4 33 2 2 0 -
1980 Yankees 22 1 7 3 0 1.000 2.66 0 0 1 50.2 205 47 15 16 3 14 1 17 1 1 0 -
1981 Yankees 17 4 3 5 1 .833 2.70 0 0 0 53.1 229 58 16 19 5 16 3 28 0 0 0 -
1981 Cubs 12 12 0 4 5 .444 3.58 2 1 0 75.1 305 72 30 34 5 16 3 34 2 1 0 -
1982 Cubs 35 33 1 9 14 .391 5.14 2 1 0 191.0 819 230 109 119 26 30 3 71 1 3 0 -
1983 Red Sox 22 6 7 1 4 .200 6.65 0 0 1 67.2 303 91 50 52 14 16 4 33 1 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
11 Years 432 100 199 73 60 .549 3.99 8 3 60 1,213.2 5,104 1,273 538 590 122 296 56 680 23 22 4 -
Doug Bird

Doug Bird Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 Royals 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 Royals 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 Royals 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 Royals 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 Royals 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 Royals 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Phillies 32 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167
1980 Yankees 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Yankees 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Cubs 12 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2 0 0 0 .100 .143 .100
1982 Cubs 35 56 0 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 20 4 0 0 1 .143 .143 .161
1983 Red Sox 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 432 82 1 11 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 35 6 0 0 1 .134 .155 .146
Doug Bird

Doug Bird Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1973 Royals P 54 0 307 7 0.1 7 2 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.62 -
1974 Royals P 55 1 277 20 0.4 20 8 12 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95 -
1975 Royals P 51 4 316 23 0.5 20 12 8 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .870 1.71 -
1976 Royals P 39 27 593 37 0.9 35 14 21 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 1.59 -
1977 Royals P 53 5 355 19 0.4 19 6 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.45 -
1978 Royals P 40 6 296 19 0.5 19 6 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73 -
1979 Phillies P 32 1 183 6 0.2 6 4 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.89 -
1980 Yankees P 22 1 152 13 0.6 13 3 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.31 -
1981 Yankees P 17 4 160 13 0.8 13 6 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.19 -
1981 Cubs P 12 12 226 14 1.2 14 7 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67 -
1982 Cubs P 35 33 573 38 1.1 38 19 19 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79 -
1983 Red Sox P 22 6 203 14 0.6 14 7 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 432 100 3,641 223 0.5 218 94 124 5 11 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.62 --
11 Years 432 100 3,641 223 0.5 218 94 124 5 11 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.62 --
Doug Bird

Doug Bird Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.77 7.30 2.64
1974 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.30 6.04 2.63
1975 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.03 6.92 3.42
1976 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.45 4.87 1.41
1977 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.86 6.31 2.21
1978 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.55 4.38 2.83
1979 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.06 4.87 2.36
1980 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.21 3.02 2.49
1981 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.75 4.73 2.70
1981 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 2.13 4.06 1.91
1982 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 18.7 2.37 3.35 1.41
1983 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.06 4.39 2.13
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.3 27.3 2.30 5.04 2.20
Doug Bird

Doug Bird Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Kansas City Royals 29 Undetermined - -
1974 Kansas City Royals 29 Undetermined - -
1975 Kansas City Royals 29 Undetermined - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 29 $97,500.00 - -
1977 Kansas City Royals 29 $100,000.00 - -
1978 Kansas City Royals 29 Undetermined - -
1979 Philadelphia Phillies 43 Undetermined - -
1980 New York Yankees 43 Undetermined - -
1981 New York Yankees 43 Undetermined - -
1981 Chicago Cubs 47 Undetermined - -
1982 Chicago Cubs 47 Undetermined - -
1983 Boston Red Sox 42 Undetermined - -


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