Kurt Birkins vs. Lance McCullers Jr. — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Lance McCullers Jr.

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.59
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.95
57.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
7.65
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Lance McCullers Jr.

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.92
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Lance McCullers Jr.

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
6342.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.78
-33.36
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA