Kurt Birkins vs. Ivan Nova — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ivan Nova
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ivan Nova 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. Ivan Nova posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Ivan Nova had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Ivan Nova

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.51
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.89
53.89
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
4.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
9.77
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.24
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
6.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.43
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5778
38.59
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5277
35.24
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Ivan Nova

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.95
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.55
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.69
94.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Ivan Nova

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
867.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-11.69
-42.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
96
346.99
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
1.73
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA