Babe Birrer vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire 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 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. 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 Merle Settlemire

Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.7
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.78
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.38
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
38.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
36.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Babe Birrer and Merle Settlemire

Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.2
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Birrer and Merle Settlemire

Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
33
990
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA