Kurt Birkins vs. Matt Moore — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Moore
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Moore 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. Matt Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Matt Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Matt Moore

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
8.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.18
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
7.65
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4961
39.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.39
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.73
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4373
34.44
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Matt Moore

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.94
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.35
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.26
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.434
0.434
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Matt Moore

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
1892.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
533.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
2.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.82
-24.72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
47
241.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA