Babe Birrer vs. Tiny Osborne — Career Comparison

Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tiny Osborne
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tiny Osborne 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. Babe Birrer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 4.72 and 1.560 for Tiny Osborne. By the career numbers, Babe Birrer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Birrer and Tiny Osborne

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.98
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.66
43.66
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.36
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.72
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.7
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
9.65
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.78
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.38
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
3.66
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
38.96
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
40.32
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.61
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.81
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
5.71
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2557
35.62
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Babe Birrer and Tiny Osborne

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.2
9
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Birrer and Tiny Osborne

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
370.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
573.91
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
114.78
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.26
29.37
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
133.04
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
130.43
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
41.74
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
78.26
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.09
28.94
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.04
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
59
153.91
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100