Kurt Birkins vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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 Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jack Matchett

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
9.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.81
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
39.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
35.4
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jack Matchett

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jack Matchett

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
282.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
562.14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA