Manny Aybar vs. Clay Kirby — Career Comparison

Manny Aybar
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clay Kirby built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Aybar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Aybar led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 85). Clay Kirby held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 80). Role difference aside, Manny Aybar holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Manny Aybar and Clay Kirby

Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.6
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.46
13.46
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.84
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
9.51
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1430
8.31
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.13
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.91
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.96
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.15
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.28
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
6.17
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
40.26
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6682
38.85
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.22
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5.62
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.39
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.24
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.06
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5835
33.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Manny Aybar and Clay Kirby

Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.46
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.08
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.84
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.63
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.77
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Aybar and Clay Kirby

Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
1657.89
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
285.97
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
600
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.72
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.32
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.4
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
28.4
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.73
8.34
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
126.32
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
56.12
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
118.42
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
86.33
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.74
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.19
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
39.93
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.4
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.3
-7.87
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.53
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
221.05
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.56
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.47
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA