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32-Year-Old Pitcher – Free Agent
2013 Stats
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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
There was no outlook written for Kurt Birkins in 2013. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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Kurt Birkins Contract Information:
Signed a one-year contract, Feb. 2008.
August 6, 2009 – Kurt Birkins News
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
The Rockies' Triple-A affiliate has added Birkins to the roster, insidetherockies.com reports.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | SH | IP | H | ER | HR | K | BB | W | L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | AA | BOW | 26 | 24 | 0 | 129.0 | 134 | 57 | 8 | 114 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 3.98 | 1.36 |
| 2006 | 25 | A | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 25 | AA | BOW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9.00 | 1.50 |
| 2006 | 25 | AAA | OTT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.3 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3.20 | 1.22 |
| 2006 | 25 | MAJ | BAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4.94 | 1.32 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | NOR | 20 | 19 | 0 | 105.7 | 102 | 36 | 6 | 98 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 3.07 | 1.32 |
| 2007 | 26 | MAJ | BAL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 34.3 | 52 | 31 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8.13 | 1.92 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | DUR | 36 | 1 | 0 | 40.7 | 57 | 34 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7.52 | 2.09 |
| 2008 | 27 | MAJ | TAM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0.90 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | 28 | AA | TUL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6.00 | 1.44 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | COL | 25 | 12 | 0 | 67.0 | 68 | 26 | 8 | 58 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3.49 | 1.42 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | Col | 23 | 15 | 0 | 80.1 | 102 | 52 | 9 | 58 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.83 | 1.55 |
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 60 | 2 | 0 | 75.3 | 82 | 49 | 7 | 64 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 5.85 | 1.55 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
No Yes No| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | GB/FB Ratio | Strand % | Fastball | ERA | FIP | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | AA | BOW | 26 | 24 | 129.0 | 7.95 | 2.93 | 2.71 | 0.56 | – | 70.8% | – | 3.98 | 3.47 | .335 |
| 2006 | 25 | A | A | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | – | 100% | – | 0.00 | 4.20 | .000 |
| 2006 | 25 | AA | BOW | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 5.00 | 4.50 | – | 50% | – | 9.00 | 7.95 | .323 |
| 2006 | 25 | AAA | OTT | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 6.75 | 3.91 | 1.73 | 0.71 | – | 75.9% | – | 3.20 | 4.15 | .256 |
| 2006 | 25 | MAJ | BAL | 35 | 0 | 31.0 | 7.84 | 4.65 | 1.69 | 1.16 | 0.83 | 64.9% | – | 4.94 | 4.74 | .258 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | NOR | 20 | 19 | 105.7 | 8.35 | 3.24 | 2.58 | 0.51 | – | 77.6% | – | 3.07 | 3.30 | .324 |
| 2007 | 26 | MAJ | BAL | 19 | 2 | 34.3 | 7.86 | 3.67 | 2.14 | 0.79 | 1.67 | 55.6% | – | 8.13 | 3.85 | .423 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | DUR | 36 | 1 | 40.7 | 6.42 | 6.20 | 1.04 | 0.89 | – | 63% | – | 7.52 | 5.27 | .382 |
| 2008 | 27 | MAJ | TAM | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.30 | 4.50 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 1.56 | 90% | 86.8 MPH | 0.90 | 3.35 | .191 |
| 2009 | 28 | AA | TUL | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | – | 58.3% | – | 6.00 | 5.09 | .319 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | COL | 25 | 12 | 67.0 | 7.79 | 3.63 | 2.15 | 1.07 | – | 79.3% | – | 3.49 | 4.27 | .314 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | Col | 23 | 15 | 80.1 | 6.52 | 2.47 | 2.64 | 1.01 | – | 62.6% | – | 5.83 | 4.07 | .356 |
| Career | MAJ | 60 | 2 | 75.3 | 7.65 | 4.18 | 1.83 | 0.84 | – | 61.8% | – | 5.85 | 4.15 | .336 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
No YesCareer Pitcher vs. Batter Stats (View All Matchup Data)
Worst Matchups for Kurt Birkins (by OPS against, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Victorino | BOS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Howie Kendrick | ANA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Derek Jeter | NY-A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Alex Rios | CHI-A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| Dioner Navarro | CHI-N | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| Juan Uribe | LA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| Robinson Cano | NY-A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Coco Crisp | OAK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Miguel Olivo | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Casey Kotchman | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Best Matchups for Kurt Birkins (by OPS against, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
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| Carlos Gomez | MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Hinske | AZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jason Kubel | AZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Alfredo Amezaga | LA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Carlos Beltran | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mark Teixeira | NY-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nick Markakis | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brandon Moss | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nelson Cruz | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Denard Span | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▲ Advanced Stats
Kurt Birkins: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )
8/29/2008
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5/11/2008
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4/30/2008
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4/16/2008
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4/14/2008
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4/5/2008
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3/28/2008
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3/24/2008
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3/16/2008
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3/15/2008
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10/29/2007
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2013
There was no outlook written for Kurt Birkins.
2008
While the left-handed Birkins did put up some ugly numbers in less than 35 innings with the Orioles in 2007, he was somewhat effective in 19 Triple-A starts with a great strikeout rate. And, did we mention he's a lefty? The Rays likely will give Birkins a chance to claim a major league roster spot in the spring, either at the back of the rotation or in long relief.
2007
Birkins, a soft-tossing 26-year-old lefty, made his major league debut in 2006 and managed to fool major league hitters by allowing only one earned run and three hits in 14 innings in May. After that, the league caught up with Birkins and torched him for an 8.81 ERA and 1.78 WHIP in June and July before his season was derailed due to elbow tenderness. He'll compete with John Parrish and Brian Burres to be the second lefty behind Jamie Walker in the bullpen, but don't expect much out of Birkins even if he makes the team.
