Kurt Birkins vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill 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. Kirk McCaskill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Kirk McCaskill

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
5.22
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Kirk McCaskill

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.98
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Kirk McCaskill

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA