Kurt Birkins vs. Marcus Stroman — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marcus Stroman
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Marcus Stroman 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. Marcus Stroman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Marcus Stroman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Marcus Stroman

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4492
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.87
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
2.72
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
7.39
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6273
37.71
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
4.2
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.97
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5739
34.5
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Marcus Stroman

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.62
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4492
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.44
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.19
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Marcus Stroman

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
1678.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
539.39
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
16.97
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78.79
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60.61
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-5.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
42
254.55
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.36
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100