Tim Birtsas vs. Jim Ray — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Ray
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Birtsas and Jim Ray are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for Tim Birtsas and 95 for Jim Ray, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Jim Ray gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Jim Ray

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.49
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.9
58.9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.6
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
7.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.95
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
5.93
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.098
1.098
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2614
38.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.68
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
33.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Jim Ray

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.49
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1854
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.4
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Jim Ray

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
1459.84
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
552.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.39
6.58
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
75.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.08
-9.85
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
43
203.15
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0