Tim Birtsas vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Cather a clear advantage over Tim Birtsas across the core pitching metrics. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 92), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 91). Tim Birtsas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 102). Mike Cather was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Mike Cather

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.53
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
6.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
1.151
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Mike Cather

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.87
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Mike Cather

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
3942.86
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-10.96
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA