Kurt Birkins vs. Joe Sherman — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sherman 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. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Joe Sherman

Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Joe Sherman

Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Joe Sherman

Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0