Kurt Birkins vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Fred Smith

Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Fred Smith

Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Fred Smith

Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
372.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
7.87
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-13.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100