How Mike Birkbeck's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Mike Birkbeck posted a career ERA of 4.86, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1995, posting 1.63, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.44 that year. The highest point came in 1992 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.78 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.44 in 1989 to 9.0 in 1992 and 1.63 in 1995. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.63 to 9.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Mike Birkbeck Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Mike Birkbeck
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| Career | 4.86 | 4.93 | 4.27 |
| Season Avg. | 4.86 | 4.93 | 4.27 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.86 | 4.93 | 4.27 |
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Mike Birkbeck ERA Per Season
Mike Birkbeck's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Birkbeck ERA by Team
Mike Birkbeck's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Birkbeck ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Birkbeck's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mike Birkbeck ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mike Birkbeck's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Birkbeck ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mike Birkbeck's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
