Kurt Birkins vs. Jack Marshall — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Marshall
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Marshall built a career as a starting pitcher and Kurt Birkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Marshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Jack Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jack Marshall

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.45
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.03
53.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
4.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1877
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
9.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.86
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.33
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2759
39.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
5.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
34.01
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.69
39.69

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jack Marshall

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.99
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.78
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.01
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.049
2.049
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.65
67.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jack Marshall

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
243.75
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
501.56
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
93.75
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
23.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
96.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
128.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
44.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
82.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
29.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.33
85.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
63.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100