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Mark
Birkbeck		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: July 28, 1956 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 19 BRK FL     0 0 0 0 4 5 4 8 8 8 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4
1977 20 BRK FL     0 0 0 0 4 5 4 8 8 8 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5
1978 21 BRK FL     0 0 0 0 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 5 4 4 5 4 6 7 6
1979 22 BRK FL     0 0 2 0 4 5 4 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 9 9 9
1980 23 BRK FL     0 0 3 1 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 5 4 8 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 0 0 4 5 4 8 8 8 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings     0 0 3 1 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 5 4 9 9 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 BRK FL   77 3 4 4 4 5 5 12 14 13
1982 25 BRK FL   77 6 7 7 5 6 5 16 18 17
1983 26 BRK FL   77 8 9 8 8 8 8 16 18 17
1984 27 BRK FL $ 300,000 77 14 15 14 9 9 9 15 17 16
1985 28 BRK FL $ 300,000 77 17 18 17 9 10 9 16 18 17
1986 29 BRK FL $ 300,000 77 17 18 17 9 10 9 17 18 18
1987 30 BRK FL $ 350,000 77 17 18 18 9 10 9 16 17 17
1988 31 BRK FL $ 350,000 77 17 18 17 9 10 9 14 16 15
1989 32 BRK FL $ 800,000 73 17 18 18 9 10 9 13 15 14
1990 33 BRK FL $ 800,000 69 16 17 16 8 8 8 12 14 13
1991 34 BRK FL $ 800,000 69 13 14 14 5 6 6 9 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   69 3 4 4 4 5 5 9 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 800,000 77 17 18 18 9 10 9 17 18 18
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 19 BRK FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 20 BRK FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 21 BRK FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 22 BRK FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 23 BRK FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 BRK FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1982 25 BRK FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1983 26 BRK FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1984 27 BRK FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1985 28 BRK FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1986 29 BRK FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1987 30 BRK FL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1988 31 BRK FL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1989 32 BRK FL $ 800,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1990 33 BRK FL $ 800,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1991 34 BRK FL $ 800,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 800,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 19 A   11 6 .647 21 21 2 2 0 127.7 135 53 11 44 104 3.74 .270 .329 .396 .725  
1977 20 A   7 6 .538 18 18 0 0 0 116.0 124 51 5 35 120 3.96 .268 .320 .344 .664  
1978 21 A   8 13 .381 23 23 1 1 0 135.0 174 75 17 52 149 5.00 .308 .366 .462 .828  
1979 22 A   9 9 .500 23 23 0 0 0 150.0 195 75 8 47 239 4.50 .314 .362 .420 .783  
1980 23 A   9 12 .429 25 25 3 2 0 168.3 176 73 8 55 308 3.90 .265 .322 .354 .676  
1981 24 AAA   1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 24 11 1 9 10 6.06 .364 .440 .500 .940  
    AA   2 5 .286 9 9 0 0 0 54.3 57 33 3 42 36 5.47 .269 .390 .368 .758  
    A   3 7 .300 14 14 0 0 0 94.0 92 43 3 44 76 4.12 .257 .338 .352 .690  
1982 25 AAA   5 7 .417 22 22 1 0 0 124.3 151 93 13 77 66 6.73 .306 .399 .451 .851  
1983 26 AAA   4 8 .333 20 20 1 1 0 125.7 140 63 8 67 90 4.51 .279 .364 .381 .746  
1984 27 BRK FL 7 13 .350 32 32 0 0 0 183.7 192 87 13 80 97 4.26 .272 .345 .399 .744 8.2
1985 28 BRK FL 7 13 .350 32 32 1 0 0 185.0 193 91 20 85 145 4.43 .267 .343 .416 .759 7.3
1986 29 BRK FL 3 11 .214 27 27 0 0 0 140.3 129 83 21 101 111 5.32 .243 .361 .438 .798 3.5
1987 30 BRK FL 7 14 .333 32 32 0 0 0 157.7 164 120 34 112 124 6.85 .271 .385 .517 .902 0.0
1988 31 BRK FL 3 9 .250 20 17 0 0 0 102.7 104 52 12 43 97 4.56 .257 .333 .385 .718 2.8
    AAA   0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 6 10 0 7 4 33.83 .429 .619 .500 1.119  
1989 32 BRK FL 9 9 .500 27 27 0 0 0 158.0 155 95 18 86 128 5.41 .263 .353 .444 .797 4.5
    AAA   5 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 38.3 23 7 1 17 49 1.64 .170 .263 .222 .485  
1990 33 BRK FL 12 6 .667 32 32 0 0 0 183.7 164 85 24 79 158 4.17 .238 .323 .406 .728 11.7
1991 34 BRK FL 7 5 .583 17 17 1 0 0 97.3 82 57 16 55 75 5.27 .228 .333 .426 .759 3.5
8 Years Sim 55 80 .407 219 216 2 0 0 1208.3 1183 670 158 641 935 4.99 .257 .348 .429 .777 41.5
5 Years AAA 15 18 .455 53 50 2 1 0 307.3 344 184 23 177 219 5.39 .284 .376 .400 .776  
1 Years AA 2 5 .286 9 9 0 0 0 54.3 57 33 3 42 36 5.47 .269 .390 .368 .758  
6 Years A 47 53 .470 124 124 6 5 0 791.0 896 370 52 277 996 4.21 .283 .340 .391 .732  
12 Years Minors 64 76 .457 186 183 8 6 0 1152.6 1297 587 78 496 1251 4.58 .283 .352 .393 .745  
Season Average 6 10 .375 27 27 0 0 0 151.0 147 83 19 80 116 4.99 .257 .348 .429 .777  
Career Highs 12 14 .667 32 32 1 0 0 185.0 193 120 34 112 158 6.85 .272 .385 .517 .902  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   543 286 69 298 475   .243 .331 .398 .730
vs LH   640 384 89 343 460   .270 .362 .458 .821
Home 26 44 .371 110 107 0 0 0 593.0 637 363 75 303 450 5.51 .275 .358 .451 .810
Away 29 36 .446 109 109 2 0 0 615.3 546 307 83 338 485 4.49 .239 .337 .407 .744
Mar/Apr 9 18 .333 35 32 1 0 0 180.0 171 100 23 111 116 5.00 .254 .359 .418 .778
May 7 16 .304 40 40 0 0 0 223.3 237 129 37 107 180 5.20 .275 .355 .479 .833
June 13 11 .542 42 42 0 0 0 238.3 203 115 24 126 191 4.34 .230 .327 .370 .697
July 11 12 .478 36 36 0 0 0 202.6 193 101 24 97 162 4.49 .250 .334 .420 .754
August 9 15 .375 39 39 0 0 0 211.0 209 124 29 121 175 5.29 .258 .354 .430 .784
Sep/Oct 6 8 .429 27 27 1 0 0 153.0 170 101 21 79 111 5.94 .279 .362 .468 .830
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1984 27 BRK FL 32 54 4 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 19 .111 .172 .148 .321 0.5 0.0
1985 28 BRK FL 33 66 5 10 3 0 0 4 1 0 2 27 .152 .176 .197 .373 1.4 0.0
1986 29 BRK FL 27 40 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 20 .075 .140 .100 .240 -0.6 0.0
1987 30 BRK FL 32 46 2 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 27 .087 .143 .109 .252 -1.2 0.0
1988 31 BRK FL 20 33 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .061 .088 .091 .179 -1.7 0.0
    AAA   5 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 .235 .278 .235 .513 1.0  
1989 32 BRK FL 27 52 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 17 .135 .135 .154 .288 -0.2 0.0
1990 33 BRK FL 32 63 4 7 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 30 .111 .125 .159 .284 -0.7 0.0
1991 34 BRK FL 17 29 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 .069 .200 .069 .269 0.6 0.0
8 Years Sim 220 383 24 41 10 1 0 25 3 0 19 169 .107 .149 .138 .287 -1.8 0.0
1 Years AAA 5 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 .235 .278 .235 .513 1.0  
162 Game Average 282 17 30 7 0 0 18 2 0 13 124 .107 .149 .138 .287 -1.3  
Career Highs 33 66 5 10 3 1 0 7 1 0 5 30 .152 .200 .197 .373 1.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   247 15 29 9 1 0 17 3 0 13 103 .117 .161 .162 .323 1.1
vs LH   136 9 12 1 0 0 8 0 0 6 66 .088 .127 .096 .222 -3.6
Home 111 168 6 12 4 0 0 10 2 0 7 79 .071 .109 .095 .204 -5.4
Away 109 215 18 29 6 1 0 15 1 0 12 90 .135 .180 .172 .352 2.8
RISP   120 0 13 5 0 0 23 0 0 6 48 .108 .150 .150 .300 -0.6
Close/Late   3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
Mar/Apr 36 54 5 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 22 .074 .153 .093 .245 -0.7
May 40 72 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 36 .083 .082 .097 .179 -3.1
June 42 77 4 8 3 0 0 7 0 0 3 37 .104 .138 .143 .280 -0.9
July 36 62 2 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 26 .145 .185 .177 .362 0.9
August 39 66 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 27 .091 .143 .106 .249 -1.2
Sep/Oct 27 52 7 8 2 1 0 3 2 0 4 21 .154 .214 .231 .445 2.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 27 BRK FL P 32 32 183.7 12 21 1 2 .971 1.62    
1985 28 BRK FL P 32 32 185.0 13 20 5 3 .868 1.61    
1986 29 BRK FL P 27 27 140.3 5 11 1 0 .941 1.03    
1987 30 BRK FL P 32 32 157.7 7 19 1 2 .963 1.48    
1988 31 BRK FL P 20 17 102.7 5 12 0 0 1.000 1.49    
1989 32 BRK FL P 27 27 158.0 8 15 1 2 .958 1.31    
1990 33 BRK FL P 32 32 183.7 9 16 1 1 .962 1.23    
1991 34 BRK FL P 17 17 97.3 6 12 0 0 1.000 1.66    
Career Totals   219 216 1208.3 65 126 10 10 .950 1.42    
Career Highs   32 32 185.0 13 21 5 3 1.000 1.66    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1984-3-13
1985-9-13
1987-6-14
 Winning Pct
1990-10-.667
 Walks Allowed
1984-7-80
1985-3-85
1986-5-101
1987-2-112
1989-4-86
1990-8-79
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1985-9-7.1
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Samuel Smith (948)
  2. David Clyde (940)
  3. Frank Tanana (938)
  4. Burt Grossman (934)
  5. Tommy Euller (934)
  6. Tito Corbin (931)
  7. John Bracken (927)
  8. Christian Perras (925)
  9. Wayne Simpson (923)
  10. Don Lombardo (923)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Scott Blundon (999)
  2. Albert Diaz (994)
  3. Jose Abbey (993)
  4. Haystack Duggeler (991)
  5. Frank Tanana (990)
  6. Shawn Boskie (987)
  7. Lynn Eaves (986)
  8. Paul Raybeck (985)
  9. Joseph Porter (985)
  10. Filla Zerndillo (984)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 89th overall pick, by Phoenix in 1976
Traded from Phoenix to Brooklyn on 4/11/1976 (Going to BRK: 1B M. Federov, P M. Birkbeck. Going to PHX: P R. Varkville, SS M. Sandoval)
Injured on 6/3/1976 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1977 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
 
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