Kurt Birkins vs. Eric Stults — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Stults
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Stults 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 Stults posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Eric Stults had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Eric Stults

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
9.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.09
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.53
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
5.7
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
38.51
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
4.61
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2655
34.97
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Eric Stults

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.32
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.7
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Eric Stults

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
371.43
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
516.88
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
85.71
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
64.94
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.49
22.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
111.69
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
103.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.12
15.9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
76
197.4
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA