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Doug
Bird		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 180
 
Born: March 5, 1950 in Usa, CA, CORONA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 MON NL   7 4 5 5 8 8 8 4 5 5
1974 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 5 5
1975 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 7 8 8 3 4 3
1976 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4
1977 27 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
1978 28 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
1979 29 PIT NL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 8 8 8 3 4 4
1980 30 PIT NL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 4 4
1981 31 PIT NL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 3 4 4
1982 32 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1983 33 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 7 8 8 3 3 3
1984 34 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 8 8 8 4 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 23 AAA   12 9 .571 25 25 3 2 0 165.7 170 59 11 51 121 3.21 .262 .315 .378 .694  
1974 24 PIT NL 6 17 .261 28 28 5 0 0 198.7 243 106 22 44 88 4.80 .303 .336 .438 .774 5.4
1975 25 PIT NL 2 14 .125 20 20 1 0 0 130.0 159 87 20 40 60 6.02 .296 .342 .452 .794 0.0
1976 26 PIT NL 0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 24.7 29 10 1 8 12 3.65 .299 .346 .402 .748 1.0
1977 27 PIT NL 4 7 .364 42 0 0 0 7 71.0 76 42 8 22 36 5.32 .278 .330 .410 .740 3.1
4 Years Sim 12 38 .240 103 48 6 0 7 424.3 507 245 51 114 196 5.20 .296 .337 .436 .773 9.5
1 Years AAA 12 9 .571 25 25 3 2 0 165.7 170 59 11 51 121 3.21 .262 .315 .378 .694  
Season Average 3 9 .250 25 12 1 0 1 106.1 126 61 12 28 49 5.20 .296 .337 .436 .773  
Career Highs 6 17 .364 42 28 5 0 7 198.7 243 106 22 44 88 6.02 .303 .346 .452 .794  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   238 130 29 55 107   .271 .314 .424 .739
vs LH   269 115 22 59 89   .323 .367 .448 .816
Home 7 20 .259 56 24 2 0 5 230.3 266 138 26 66 104 5.39 .287 .335 .428 .762
Away 5 18 .217 47 24 4 0 2 194.0 241 107 25 48 92 4.96 .307 .347 .446 .793
Mar/Apr 1 6 .143 11 8 3 0 0 66.0 73 29 6 18 24 3.96 .279 .325 .401 .726
May 2 8 .200 17 10 0 0 0 74.3 102 50 8 22 37 6.05 .333 .378 .451 .829
June 0 9 .000 17 11 1 0 2 82.7 103 58 15 16 40 6.32 .303 .334 .494 .828
July 4 4 .500 20 10 0 0 1 78.0 102 48 9 19 36 5.54 .310 .348 .447 .795
August 3 4 .429 21 5 2 0 1 77.7 72 32 9 23 37 3.71 .250 .305 .368 .674
Sep/Oct 2 7 .222 17 4 0 0 3 45.7 55 28 4 16 22 5.52 .296 .351 .441 .792
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 24 PIT NL P 28 28 198.7 15 26 0 3 1.000 1.86    
1975 25 PIT NL P 20 20 130.0 10 24 0 2 1.000 2.35    
1976 26 PIT NL P 13 0 24.7 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.82    
1977 27 PIT NL P 42 0 71.0 3 9 1 0 .923 1.52    
Career Totals   103 48 424.3 29 63 1 6 .989 1.95    
Career Highs   42 28 198.7 15 26 1 3 1.000 2.35    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1977 27 PIT NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 2 2 0 0 7.73 .364 .364 1.000 1.364
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 2 2 0 0 7.73 .364 .364 1.000 1.364
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1974-7-17
 Walks per 9IP
1974-9-2.0
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Pat Jarvis (968)
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  6. Doc Medich (965)
  7. Rick Langford (965)
  8. Tony Freitas (965)
  9. Jimmie Deshong (965)
  10. Scott Anderson (965)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Montreal in 1973
Injured on 7/17/1973 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Pittsburgh on 3/3/1974 (Going to MON: RF Bobby Bonds. Going to PIT: P Doug Bird, P John Montefusco, P Milt Wilcox, RF George Hendrick)
Earned first career win on 4/27/1974
Injured on 7/23/1975 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/26/1977 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/23/1978 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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