Kurt Birkins vs. Bud Norris — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Norris 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. Bud Norris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Bud Norris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Bud Norris

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.49
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.68
42.68
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.35
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1220
8.99
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
3.57
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
7.65
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.37
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.41
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4698
34.62
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Bud Norris

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.97
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.61
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Bud Norris

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
846.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
483.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.89
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
61.66
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
17.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.46
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
13.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
66
156.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA