Kurt Birkins vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Sprague posted a stronger line than Kurt Birkins. Ed Sprague posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 5.85) and home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 0.84). By the career numbers, Ed Sprague had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Ed Sprague

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.18
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
39.64
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Ed Sprague

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Ed Sprague

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.46
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.79
-43.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA