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# Joe Bircher - Profile

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Profile
Position: P
Hometown: Omaha, NE
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Bats/Throws:  L/L
Height: 6-4
Weight: 220 lbs

One of the longest-tenured Canaries, Bircher enters his fifth season with the Birds in 2018. He was a workhorse on the mound for Sioux Falls in 2017, leading the team with 20 starts and throwing 125.1 innings pitched with a 4.60 ERA.  


A native of Omaha, Neb., Bircher was drafted in the 10th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros out of Bradley University. He spent two years in the Astros' system before coming to the Canaries in 2014. 


Called "one of the best starting pitchers in our club’s history" by general manager Duell Higbe, the 28-year-old Bircher will be back in the Canaries' starting rotation for 2018.

Pitching

Season Team W L ERA G GS SHO SV IP SO BB H
AA Reg Season 2018 Sioux Falls Canaries 3 4 5.36 10 10 0 0 58.2 36 26 67
AA Reg Season 2018 Lincoln Saltdogs 3 3 4.33 9 9 0 0 56 43 24 60
AA Reg Season 2017 Sioux Falls Canaries 5 6 4.59 20 20 0 0 125.1 87 42 135
AA Reg Season 2016 Sioux Falls Canaries 6 6 2.54 19 19 1 0 123.2 108 34 119
ALPB- 2015 Long Island Ducks 0 1 25.31 3 2 0 0 5.1 5 3 17
AA Reg Season 2015 Sioux Falls Canaries 4 4 3.04 16 15 0 0 85.2 48 26 80
AA Pre Season 2014 Sioux Falls Canaries 0 1 2.45 1 1 0 0 3.2 2 1 1
AA Reg Season 2014 Sioux Falls Canaries 4 8 4.37 18 18 0 0 107 60 37 121
Total 25 33 4.11 96 94 1 0 565.1 389 193 600

Pitching Game Log

DATE OPPONENT RES DEC IP R ER H SV BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA WHP
Aug 31 Cleburne W 4-3 - 6.0 3 1 5 0 3 9 27 .339 .385 .270 4.34 1.50
Aug 26 Texas W 11-0 W 6.0 0 0 2 0 0 8 20 .344 .406 .278 4.68 1.52
Aug 21 Kansas City L 0-2 L 9.0 2 2 5 0 5 5 37 .368 .440 .298 5.32 1.68
Aug 16 @Wichita L 8-9 - 4.2 8 8 8 0 6 1 27 .389 .460 .329 6.17 1.83
Aug 9 Texas W 9-4 W 6.0 3 3 6 0 2 4 26 .364 .411 .317 4.75 1.65
Aug 4 SF -Sioux Falls W 5-2 W 6.0 2 2 10 0 2 6 28 .377 .410 .333 4.81 1.73
Jul 29 @SC -Sioux City L 2-4 L 5.0 4 4 8 0 2 3 24 .360 .392 .316 5.40 1.64
Jul 24 @Kansas City L 3-6 L 7.0 6 6 10 0 0 2 32 .339 .368 .286 4.73 1.50
Jul 17 Wichita W 8-7 - 6.1 5 1 6 0 4 5 30 .333 .231 .231 1.42 1.58
Jul 9 @Winnipeg L 4-5 - 5.2 1 1 8 0 5 4 30 .358 .431 .285 5.37 1.59
Jul 1 @Texas L 6-7 - 6.0 3 3 6 0 1 6 24 .349 .435 .281 5.77 1.51
Jun 26 @Cleburne L 2-3 - 4.2 2 2 4 0 5 2 22 .355 .424 .283 5.94 1.55
Jun 20 @Wichita L 3-6 L 6.0 4 3 7 0 1 3 26 .349 .420 .288 6.17 1.51
Jun 14 Chicago W 7-5 W 5.0 5 5 9 0 5 2 30 .355 .423 .288 6.44 1.54
Jun 9 @St. Paul W 5-3 W 5.0 3 3 7 0 3 2 25 .324 .432 .270 6.03 1.34
Jun 3 Lincoln L 5-16 L 6.1 9 9 10 0 3 4 32 .297 .394 .257 6.15 1.22
May 29 @Fargo-Moorhead W 5-3 W 8.0 3 3 4 0 2 5 28 .253 .280 .219 4.05 .95
May 24 SC -Sioux City L 4-10 L 5.0 6 4 7 0 1 4 26 .275 .327 .250 4.50 1.08
May 19 Chicago L 2-4 L 7.0 2 2 5 0 0 4 25 .200 .360 .200 2.57 .71
Sep 2 SC - Sioux City W 6-5 W 7.0 4 4 8 0 1 8 29 .330 .422 .272 4.60 1.41
Aug 28 Gary W 2-1 - 8.0 1 1 6 0 3 3 33 .331 .428 .271 4.56 1.42
Aug 23 Fargo-Moorhead L 3-7 - 8.0 3 3 8 0 3 5 35 .333 .440 .276 4.81 1.44
Aug 17 @Gary W 8-7 - 4.2 4 4 8 0 0 3 21 .334 .435 .277 4.93 1.45
Aug 11 @St. Paul L 5-10 L 5.0 7 7 10 0 2 2 26 .332 .428 .271 4.79 1.43
Aug 6 Texas W 11-7 - 6.0 2 2 6 0 3 3 27 .324 .402 .260 4.37 1.38
Jul 31 @Fargo-Moorhead L 7-8 - 6.0 4 2 6 0 3 3 29 .323 .398 .261 4.47 1.37
Jul 23 @Texas W 5-2 W 7.0 2 2 7 0 1 2 28 .321 .398 .263 4.57 1.36
Jul 18 Fargo-Moorhead L 4-7 L 6.0 4 3 7 0 3 4 29 .324 .397 .261 4.77 1.38
Jul 12 @St. Paul W 6-3 - 7.0 1 1 5 0 1 8 28 .322 .401 .259 4.79 1.36
Jul 7 Wichita L 7-10 - 5.0 6 6 9 0 4 6 29 .333 .417 .266 5.19 1.42
Jul 1 @Winnipeg L 4-5 - 6.0 4 3 5 0 3 1 26 .315 .385 .253 4.69 1.31
Jun 26 @Fargo-Moorhead L 3-5 L 7.0 5 5 6 0 1 5 29 .316 .405 .258 4.71 1.31
Jun 20 St. Paul W 8-2 W 6.0 0 0 4 0 2 5 24 .317 .373 .262 4.43 1.36
Jun 15 Gary L 5-6 - 5.1 5 4 8 0 2 4 27 .327 .395 .272 5.16 1.42
Jun 10 Cleburne L 3-5 L 6.2 5 5 9 0 1 2 30 .318 .410 .262 4.88 1.34
Jun 4 Kansas City W 14-4 W 6.0 3 3 5 0 2 6 25 .314 .398 .247 4.38 1.30
May 30 @Winnipeg L 4-8 L 5.2 5 5 9 0 2 5 27 .325 .400 .257 4.34 1.34
May 24 St. Paul W 16-3 W 6.0 2 2 4 0 4 6 25 .280 .244 .200 2.77 1.08
May 18 @SC - Sioux City L 1-2 L 7.0 2 2 5 0 1 6 25 .240 .292 .208 2.57 .86
Sep 2 @K. City W 4-2 W 7.0 0 0 6 0 0 8 26 .296 .359 .247 2.55 1.24
Aug 27 @Fargo W 5-4 W 7.0 4 4 8 0 1 9 29 .299 .364 .248 2.70 1.26
Aug 21 Lincoln L 3-4 - 7.0 3 3 6 0 4 2 32 .299 .357 .245 2.54 1.26
Aug 16 @Gary W 6-0 W 7.0 0 0 6 0 2 5 27 .295 .359 .246 2.46 1.25
Aug 10 Winnipeg W 10-2 W 7.0 2 2 5 0 1 9 26 .295 .364 .246 2.63 1.25
Aug 5 Texas W 2-1 W 7.0 1 0 7 0 1 4 28 .299 .367 .249 2.64 1.29
Jul 29 S. City L 0-3 - 7.0 0 0 7 0 0 2 27 .301 .370 .248 2.87 1.30
Jul 24 @Texas L 6-7 - 7.0 0 0 2 0 1 10 24 .304 .380 .247 3.13 1.33
Jul 19 Fargo W 5-4 - 6.0 2 2 3 0 3 7 24 .318 .404 .261 3.46 1.42
Jul 14 @St Paul L 1-8 L 7.0 4 4 9 0 2 7 32 .324 .413 .271 3.50 1.46
Jul 6 K. City W 7-4 W 6.0 3 3 6 0 2 5 26 .321 .410 .267 3.29 1.45
Jul 1 @Winnipeg L 1-8 L 4.0 8 5 9 0 5 3 27 .323 .415 .269 3.14 1.46
Jun 24 Laredo L 1-4 - 7.0 1 1 6 0 2 3 30 .296 .410 .249 2.42 1.28
Jun 18 @Joplin L 2-7 L 6.2 3 2 9 0 2 4 32 .301 .445 .255 2.63 1.30
Jun 12 St Paul L 0-4 L 6.0 4 0 4 0 3 3 27 .291 .416 .242 2.61 1.23
Jun 7 @Lincoln L 1-3 L 6.0 3 3 8 0 2 6 28 .290 .431 .257 3.24 1.24
Jun 2 @Winnipeg W 8-4 - 6.0 2 2 5 0 2 8 26 .266 .342 .240 2.84 1.11
May 28 @S. City L 1-2 L 7.0 2 2 9 0 0 8 30 .264 .346 .255 2.77 1.08
May 22 S. City W 6-2 - 6.0 2 2 4 0 1 5 23 .217 .364 .182 3.00 .83
Sep 20 @Lancaster L 0-11 - 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 .568 .909 .515 25.31 3.75
Sep 16 @York L 3-10 L 1.2 6 6 7 0 1 3 13 .543 .774 .484 21.94 3.37
Sep 11 Sugar Land W 9-8 - 3.2 7 7 8 0 2 2 22 .500 .737 .421 17.18 2.73
Sep 6 Joplin L 4-6 - 6.0 2 1 5 0 2 3 26 .302 .377 .242 3.05 1.24
Sep 1 @Winnipeg W 1-0 W 7.0 0 0 5 0 4 7 29 .304 .387 .244 3.16 1.24
Aug 26 Fargo W 6-5 - 7.0 4 3 10 0 4 3 35 .304 .399 .247 3.47 1.24
Aug 21 @St Paul L 2-5 - 6.0 2 0 4 0 1 2 23 .291 .393 .238 3.43 1.16
Aug 15 Gary L 1-2 L 4.0 2 2 5 0 1 3 16 .298 .404 .243 3.77 1.19
Aug 10 S. City L 2-5 - 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 8 .293 .405 .236 3.72 1.17
Aug 8 S. City L 1-2 - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .294 .396 .236 3.52 1.17
Jul 7 Lincoln W 9-2 W 5.1 2 1 5 0 1 2 24 .295 .402 .239 3.59 1.18
Jul 3 @S. City L 1-12 L 2.1 5 4 6 0 1 1 16 .296 .417 .240 3.80 1.18
Jun 26 Winnipeg L 4-5 L 6.0 3 3 7 0 1 4 27 .278 .393 .222 3.20 1.09
Jun 20 S. City W 9-6 - 6.0 4 4 7 0 1 1 25 .269 .399 .211 3.00 1.05
Jun 15 @Fargo W 11-5 - 6.0 4 4 7 0 0 5 24 .259 .347 .195 2.46 1.00
Jun 10 Grand Prairie W 9-1 W 6.2 1 1 3 0 4 5 28 .252 .290 .172 1.67 .96
Jun 5 @St Paul L 1-3 L 7.1 3 2 4 0 2 2 29 .253 .289 .187 1.77 .93
May 31 Fargo W 6-3 - 7.0 2 0 3 0 1 4 28 .259 .320 .200 1.39 1.00
May 26 Quebec W 9-5 W 6.0 4 2 7 0 2 4 26 .346 .542 .292 3.00 1.50
Aug 30 @Fargo L 4-10 L 7.0 5 5 9 0 0 3 31 .354 .430 .295 4.37 1.48
Aug 24 @Winnipeg W 5-3 W 7.0 3 3 7 0 1 6 26 .357 .425 .295 4.23 1.49
Aug 19 S. City W 7-6 - 5.1 5 5 5 0 5 6 26 .360 .429 .296 4.26 1.52
Aug 13 New Jersey L 5-8 - 6.0 3 3 9 0 5 4 30 .358 .426 .299 4.00 1.49
Aug 8 @Lincoln L 0-4 L 5.0 3 3 7 0 2 5 24 .346 .430 .294 3.97 1.43
Jul 22 @St Paul L 4-5 - 2.0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .344 .422 .292 3.87 1.41
Jul 17 Laredo L 0-1 L 7.0 1 1 4 0 3 3 26 .340 .416 .286 3.98 1.39
Jul 11 Gr Prairie W 4-0 W 7.0 0 0 6 0 4 3 28 .346 .426 .296 4.26 1.43
Jul 5 @K. City L 2-4 L 6.0 4 3 7 0 5 2 26 .345 .444 .300 4.75 1.43
Jun 30 Gary W 9-3 W 6.0 3 3 7 0 2 4 27 .332 .436 .297 4.77 1.37
Jun 25 @Gary L 6-9 L 5.0 7 7 13 0 1 2 28 .327 .423 .298 4.81 1.36
Jun 20 @S. City L 5-7 - 6.0 4 4 8 0 0 2 26 .294 .399 .262 3.92 1.19
Jun 15 Fargo W 7-2 W 6.0 2 2 4 0 2 3 23 .291 .387 .250 3.58 1.17
Jun 9 @St Paul L 2-6 - 7.0 2 2 4 0 0 2 23 .297 .388 .261 3.70 1.20
Jun 4 Winnipeg L 0-3 L 6.0 3 3 6 0 2 4 25 .324 .398 .281 4.01 1.38
May 30 K. City L 3-7 L 6.0 4 3 7 0 3 2 26 .325 .413 .288 3.86 1.39
May 25 @St Paul L 2-3 L 6.1 3 2 7 0 2 3 28 .296 .385 .280 3.55 1.26
May 19 Gary L 5-6 - 6.1 3 3 7 0 0 6 26 .269 .346 .269 4.26 1.11
May 12 St Paul L 0-1 L 3.2 1 1 1 0 1 2 15 .133 .143 .071 2.46 .55