Tim Birtsas vs. Owen Smaulding — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Owen Smaulding 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.564 compared to 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. By the career numbers, Tim Birtsas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Owen Smaulding

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
12.46
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.73
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
39.76
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.6
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.62
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Owen Smaulding

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.02
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Owen Smaulding

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
300
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA