Bronson Arroyo vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Bronson Arroyo
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bronson Arroyo built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Birtsas led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 85). Bronson Arroyo held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Birtsas.

Pitching Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Tim Birtsas

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.93
51.93
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
9.26
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.44
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
5.8
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.39
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10338
38.2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
4.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.6
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.34
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.24
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.68
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9417
34.8
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Tim Birtsas

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Tim Birtsas

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
357.38
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
515.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
66.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
48.36
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.92
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
18.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.55
16.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
94.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
78.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
28.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.77
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
47.54
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
0.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.48
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
276
226.23
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
69.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.46
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.56
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA