Players · B · Pitcher · 2008 regular season
Kurt Birkins
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #25
- Born
- August 11, 1980 in West Hills, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- May 4, 2006
- dbWAR
- .6 Regular season, 3 season(s)
- IP
- 10.0
- ERA
- 0.90
- FIP
- 3.23
- K/9
- 6.3
- FIP−
- 75 100 = avg
Kurt Birkins was a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2008 he struck out 7 batters over 10.0 innings across 6 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 0.90 was 79.2% lower than the league average of 4.32. Stripping out defence, his 3.23 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 19.7% of swings (9.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.9%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2008 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .168 | 28.6% |
| vs RHB | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .211 | .304 | .211 | .251 | 13.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kurt Birkins throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 87 | 86.8 | 1,359 | 41.4% | 16.7% | 18 | .111 | .384 | |
| Curveball | 29 | 78.0 | 1,788 | 41.4% | 27.3% | 9 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 10 | 82.2 | 909 | 30.0% | 33.3% | 3 | — | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.