How John Kirby's Runs Compares to Similar Players
John Kirby totaled 451 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1884, posting 10, well below the relief pitcher average of 18.0 that year. The highest point came in 1886 at 222, well above the relief pitcher average of 144.0 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 222 in 1886 to 117 in 1887 and 36 in 1888, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 10 to 222 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
John Kirby Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for John Kirby
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Runs | John Kirby
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | John Kirby
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 451 | 6.64 | 6.01 |
| Season Avg. | 90.2 | 6.64 | 6.01 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 974.16 | 6.64 | 6.01 |
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John Kirby Runs Per Season
John Kirby's Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Kirby Runs by Team
John Kirby's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Kirby Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of John Kirby's career Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Kirby Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Kirby's seasonal Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Kirby Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Kirby's MLB career with Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
