Kurt Birkins vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Kurt Birkins
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas 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. Jason Vargas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.85 and 1.553 for Kurt Birkins. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jason Vargas

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.85
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.18
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.65
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.98
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.09
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.76
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
35.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jason Vargas

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.17
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Birkins and Jason Vargas

Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
600
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Birkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA