Kurt Birkins

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 188lb (188cm, 85kg)

Born: August 11, 1980 in West Hills, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills, CA).

High School: El Camino Real HS (Woodland Hills, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills, CA), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 4, 2006 (Age 25-266d, 16,464th in MLB history)
vs. TEX 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 4, 2008 (Age 27-267d)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Full Name: Kurt Daniel Birkins

Pronunciation: \BURK-ins\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

W

L

ERA

5.85

G

GS

SV

IP

75.1

SO

WHIP

1.553

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	MLB,AAA,AA,A-,A+	7	7	.500	4.36	45	5	4	0	0	0	64.0	53	34	31	8	29	0	54	5	0	3	268			1.281	7.5	1.1	4.1	7.6	1.86	BAL,OTT,BOW,ADN,FDK AL,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	4.92	1.323	7.3	1.2	4.6	7.8	1.69
2007	26	BAL-min	AAA,MLB	9	6	.600	4.31	39	21	7	0	0	0	140.0	154	70	67	9	52	2	128	8	1	8	619			1.471	9.9	0.6	3.3	8.2	2.46	NFK,BAL IL,AL
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	4.11	1.922	13.6	0.8	3.7	7.9	2.14
2008	27	TBD-min	AAA,MLB	2	3	.400	6.22	42	1	8	0	0	0	50.2	62	35	35	4	33	0	36	2	0	2	244			1.875	11.0	0.7	5.9	6.4	1.09	DHM,TBA IL,AL
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	3.23	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 Yrs				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	4.33	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	4.33	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	4.50	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	3.23	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	6.3	1.40

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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