Luis Aponte vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Luis Aponte a clear advantage over Tim Birtsas across the core pitching metrics. Luis Aponte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 92). Tim Birtsas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 81). Luis Aponte was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Tim Birtsas

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
37.96
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
34.24
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Tim Birtsas

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Tim Birtsas

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-10.96
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA