Babe Birrer vs. Rudy Schwenck — Career Comparison

Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy Schwenck
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy Schwenck 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. Rudy Schwenck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.36 and 1.446 for Babe Birrer. By the career numbers, Rudy Schwenck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Birrer and Rudy Schwenck

Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.36
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.7
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.78
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.38
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
38.96
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.81
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
33.43
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Babe Birrer and Rudy Schwenck

Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.21
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Birrer and Rudy Schwenck

Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
59.55
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
74.51
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA