Tim Birtsas vs. Jim O'Toole — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim O'Toole built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Birtsas led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 89). Jim O'Toole held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Birtsas.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Jim O'Toole

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
8.61
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
5.79
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
34.83
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Jim O'Toole

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.24
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.8
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Jim O'Toole

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
273.28
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
542.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
67.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.54
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.83
9.92
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
71.6
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
89.75
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.99
-4.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
203.7
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
35.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100