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Kurt
Birkins
Relief Pitcher
Birthdate
11/8/1980
BAT/THR
Left/Left
Birthplace
West Hills, CA
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Stats
Batting
Pitching
Fielding
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pitching
season
Team
2006
BAL
2007
BAL
2008
TB
Career
Season Averages
GP
GS
W
L
W%
WAR
ERA
WHIP
IP
K
BB
K/BB
H
R
ER
SV
HLD
BLSV
35
0
5
2
.714
-0.1
4.94
1.32
31.0
27
16
1.7
25
19
17
0
4
1
19
2
1
2
.333
-0.9
8.13
1.92
34.1
30
14
2.1
52
31
31
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
.000
0.4
0.90
1.00
10.0
7
5
1.4
5
1
1
0
0
0
60
2
6
4
.600
--
5.85
1.55
75.1
64
35
1.8
82
51
49
0
4
1
20
1
2
1
.600
-
5.85
1.55
25
21
12
1.8
27
17
16
0
1
0
Opponent Batting
season
Team
2006
BAL
2007
BAL
2008
TB
Career
P
TBF
P-TBF
OBA
OOBP
OSLUG
OOPS
2B
3B
HR
TB
RBI
BH
SH
SF
IBB
527
136
3.875
.221
.328
.363
.691
4
0
4
41
12
3
2
2
0
668
170
3.929
.340
.406
.497
.903
13
1
3
76
36
3
0
0
0
131
37
3.541
.161
.270
.161
.432
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
1
0
1326
343
3.866
.276
.361
.411
.771
17
1
7
122
50
6
2
3
0
Expanded Pitching
season
Team
2006
BAL
2007
BAL
2008
TB
Career
P/S
P/I
K/9
QS
CG
SHO
GSC
GB
FB
G/F
IR
IRS
WP
BK
SB
CS
RSUP
0.0
17.0
7.8
0
0
0
0.0
38
52
0.7
24
5
3
0
0
1
0.0
49.5
19.5
7.9
0
0
0
24.5
62
61
1.0
22
9
1
0
1
0
10.0
0.0
13.1
6.3
0
0
0
0.0
14
11
1.3
5
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
49.5
17.6
7.6
0
0
0
0.0
114
124
0.9
51
15
4
0
1
1
10.0
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