Kurt Birkins vs. Eric Show — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Show 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. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Eric Show

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.16
53.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.93
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.32
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
5.28
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.25
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Eric Show

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.12
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Eric Show

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
360.65
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
548.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
72.56
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.92
19.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.55
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
9.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
179
193.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA