Kurt Birkins
| 27-year-old Pitcher |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
| Date of Birth: August 11, 1980 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 33 of 2000 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Bowie | 26 | 7 | 11 | 129.0 | 554 | 134 | 8 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 114 | 3.91 | 4.81 | ||
| 2006 | 26 | AA | Bowie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| 2006 | 26 | AAA | Ottawa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25.1 | 101 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 3.20 | 3.55 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Baltimore | 35 | 5 | 2 | 31.0 | 136 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 4.94 | 5.52 |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | Norfolk | 20 | 8 | 4 | 105.2 | 449 | 102 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 98 | 3.07 | 3.32 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Baltimore | 19 | 1 | 2 | 34.1 | 170 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | Durham | 25 | 2 | 2 | 27.0 | 125 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Bowie | 7.6% | 20.6% | .352 | 3.52 | |||
| 2006 | 26 | AA | Bowie | 5.9% | 29.4% | .333 | 18% | 22% | 7.87 | 8.89 |
| 2006 | 26 | AAA | Ottawa | 10.9% | 18.8% | .261 | 64% | 8% | 3.90 | 3.52 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Baltimore | 11.8% | 19.9% | .256 | 43% | 8% | 4.97 | 4.36 |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | Norfolk | 8.5% | 21.8% | .327 | 54% | 4% | 3.26 | 3.85 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Baltimore | 8.2% | 17.6% | .408 | 52% | 5% | 4.19 | 7.21 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | Durham | 12.0% | 15.2% | .318 | 56% | 7% | 4.97 | 5.84 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 13.5% | 18.9% | .208 | 56% | 0% | 3.11 | 1.47 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Birkins: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Tampa Bay | 2008: Durham | 2007: Baltimore
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 6.0 | 23 | 13.0% | 17.4% | .200 | 56% | 1.50 |
| May | 4.0 | 14 | 14.3% | 21.4% | .222 | 56% | 0.00 |
| AWAY | 7.1 | 26 | 11.5% | 23.1% | .176 | 59% | 0.00 |
| HOME | 2.2 | 11 | 18.2% | 9.1% | .286 | 50% | 3.37 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 13 | AAA | vs. Rochester | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 12 | AAA | vs. Rochester | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 10 | AAA | vs. Rochester | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 7 | AAA | vs. Norfolk | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 3 | AAA | vs. Charlotte | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| June 30 | AAA | @ Richmond | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 28 | AAA | @ Norfolk | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 26 | AAA | vs. Lehigh Valley | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 25 | AAA | vs. Lehigh Valley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 21 | AAA | vs. Norfolk | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Notes
April 2008
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