Babe Birrer vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Birrer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.36 and 1.446 for Babe Birrer. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Birrer and Phil Marchildon

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.36
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.7
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.78
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
38.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.81
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Babe Birrer and Phil Marchildon

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Birrer and Phil Marchildon

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
33.26
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0