Kurt Birkins vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Russ Meers posted a stronger line than Kurt Birkins. Russ Meers posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.98 vs 5.85) and WHIP (1.482 vs 1.553). By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Russ Meers

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
38.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Russ Meers

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Russ Meers

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
9.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.93
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA