Kurt Birkins

Kurt Daniel Birkins

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: August 11, 1980 in West Hills, CA
High School: El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed May 25, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 2006
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Rays 2006-2008

Final Game: May 4, 2008
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2001	20	BAL-min	Rk	6	2	.750	2.59	11	10	1	0	0	0	59.0	41	19	17	4	8	0	66	6	0	4	229		0.831	6.3	0.6	1.2	10.1	8.25	BLD,OLS · APPY,GULF
2002	21	BAL-min	A	9	7	.563	3.51	27	25	0	3	0	0	143.2	140	66	56	10	46	1	102	10	0	7	607		1.295	8.8	0.6	2.9	6.4	2.22	DEL · SALL
2003	22	BAL-min	A+	8	11	.421	4.70	25	25	0	0	0	0	126.1	152	82	66	10	40	0	79	13	0	12	576		1.520	10.8	0.7	2.8	5.6	1.98	FDK · CARL
2004	23	BAL-min	A+	5	2	.714	4.50	27	6	8	0	0	2	68.0	70	36	34	9	22	1	55	2	0	3	291		1.353	9.3	1.2	2.9	7.3	2.50	FDK · CARL
2005	24	BAL-min	AA	7	11	.389	3.91	26	24	0	0	0	0	129.0	134	69	56	8	42	0	114	11	0	10	557		1.364	9.3	0.6	2.9	8.0	2.71	BOW · EL
2006	25	BAL-min	AAA,AA,A-,A+	2	5	.286	3.82	10	5	0	0	0	0	33.0	28	15	14	4	13	0	27	2	0	0	132		1.242	7.6	1.1	3.5	7.4	2.08	OTT,BOW,ADN,FDK · IL,EL,NYPL,CARL
2006	25	BAL	AL	5	2	.714	4.94	35	0	4	0	0	0	31.0	25	19	17	4	16	0	27	3	0	3	136	93	1.323	7.3	1.2	4.6	7.8	1.69
2007	26	BAL-min	AAA	8	4	.667	3.07	20	19	0	0	0	0	105.2	102	39	36	6	38	2	98	5	1	7	449		1.325	8.7	0.5	3.2	8.3	2.58	NFK · IL
2007	26	BAL	AL	1	2	.333	8.13	19	2	7	0	0	0	34.1	52	31	31	3	14	0	30	3	0	1	170	57	1.922	13.6	0.8	3.7	7.9	2.14
2008	27	TBD-min	AAA	2	3	.400	7.52	36	1	6	0	0	0	40.2	57	34	34	4	28	0	29	2	0	2	207		2.090	12.6	0.9	6.2	6.4	1.04	DHM · IL
2008	27	TBR	AL	0	0		0.90	6	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	37	506	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	6.3	1.40
2009	28	COL-min	AAA,AA	3	3	.500	3.79	27	14	3	0	0	0	76.0	79	37	32	9	29	1	62	3	0	0	327		1.421	9.4	1.1	3.4	7.3	2.14	CSP,TUL · PCL,TL
2010	29	COL-min	AAA	5	8	.385	5.71	23	15	0	1	0	0	80.1	101	58	51	9	22	0	58	1	0	3	362		1.531	11.3	1.0	2.5	6.5	2.64	CSP · PCL
3 Seasons				6	4	.600	5.85	60	2	13	0	0	0	75.1	82	51	49	7	35	0	64	6	0	4	343	79	1.553	9.8	0.8	4.2	7.6	1.83
162 Game Avg.				7	4	.600	5.85	66	2	14	0	0	0	83	90	56	54	8	38	0	70	7	0	4	376	79	1.553	9.8	0.8	4.2	7.6	1.83

BAL (2 yrs)				6	4	.600	6.61	54	2	11	0	0	0	65.1	77	50	48	7	30	0	57	6	0	4	306	70	1.638	10.6	1.0	4.1	7.9	1.90
TBR (1 yr)				0	0		0.90	6	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	37	506	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	6.3	1.40

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
2006	25	BAL	AL	31.0	0	19	21	-1	.8	2	0.0	$
2007	26	BAL	AL	34.1	2	31	24	-1	.7	-7	-0.7	$
2008	27	TBR	AL	10.0	0	1	7	0	.3	6	0.3	$397,600
3 Seasons				75.1	2	51	52	-2	.7	1	-0.4	$397,600

BAL (2 yrs)				65.1	2	50	45	-2	.7	-5	-0.7	$
TBR (1 yr)				10.0	0	1	7	0	.3	6	0.3	$397,600

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2001	20	BAL-min	Rk	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	OLS,BLD · GULF,APPY
2002	21	BAL-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	DEL · SALL
2003	22	BAL-min	A+	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	FDK · CARL
2004	23	BAL-min	A+	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	FDK · CARL
2005	24	BAL-min	AA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	BOW · EL
2006	25	BAL-min	A-,AAA,AA,A+	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	ADN,OTT,BOW,FDK · NYPL,IL,EL,CARL
2006	25	BAL	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	26	BAL-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	NFK · IL
2007	26	BAL	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	27	TBD-min	AAA	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	DHM · IL
2008	27	TBR	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2009	28	COL-min	AAA,AA	27	10	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.125	.222	.125	.347	1	0	0	1	0	0	CSP,TUL · PCL,TL
2010	29	COL-min	AAA	23	17	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.154	.214	.154	.368	2	0	0	3	0	0	CSP · PCL
3 Seasons				60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

BAL (2 yrs)				54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
TBR (1 yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	A	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
2006	BAL	AL	25	P	35	0	31.0	7	7	1	1.000	1	6	2.03	0.20	.959	1.57	1.54	0	1	100%	1
2007	BAL	AL	26	P	19	2	34.1	4	4	0	1.000	0	0	1.05	0.21	.955	1.60	1.59	1	0	0%	0
2008	TBR	AL	27	P	6	0	10.0	2	2	1	1.000	0	0	1.80	0.33	.950	1.62	1.58	0	0		0
	3 Seasons			P	60	2	75.1	13	13	2	1.000	1	2	1.55	0.22	.956	1.59	1.56	1	1	50%	1
	3 Seasons			TOT	60	2	75.1	13	13	2	1.000	1	15	1.55	0.22	.956	1.59	1.56	1	1	50%	1

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Transactions

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 2001.
October 29, 2007: Selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Baltimore Orioles.
September 5, 2008: Released by the Tampa Bay Rays.
February 12, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
November 6, 2010: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary
2008	27	Tampa Bay Rays	$397,600

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$397,600

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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