Kurt Birkins vs. Jim McAndrew — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McAndrew
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim McAndrew 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. Jim McAndrew posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Jim McAndrew had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jim McAndrew

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.88
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.32
68.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2314
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
8.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.85
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.49
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
4.95
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197
37.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
4.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2928
34.16
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jim McAndrew

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.88
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2313
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.32
68.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jim McAndrew

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
385.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
478.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
12.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
61.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
1.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
83
197.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
71.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0