Kurt Birkins vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Nathan posted a stronger line than Kurt Birkins. Joe Nathan posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.87 vs 5.85) and WHIP (1.153 vs 1.553). By the career numbers, Joe Nathan 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 Joe Nathan

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
7.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.62
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
7.65
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Joe Nathan

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
7.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Joe Nathan

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
490.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA