Kurt Birkins vs. Gerry Staley — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerry Staley
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gerry Staley 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. Gerry Staley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Gerry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Gerry Staley

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
2.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.84
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.61
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.5
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.69
54.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.06
29.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5945
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981.2
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
9.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.85
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
2.4
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
3.3
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8398
38.14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.12
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
4.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7806
35.45
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Gerry Staley

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
6.68
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.02
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
6.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
6.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Gerry Staley

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
622.37
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
510.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
64.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
59.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.42
11.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
70.99
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.54
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.35
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
112.8
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
49.59
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.59
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0