Billy Beane vs. LaRue Kirby — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
LaRue Kirby
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, LaRue Kirby posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. LaRue Kirby posted stronger numbers in OPS (.601 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.292 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, LaRue Kirby had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and LaRue Kirby

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
116
164.54
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
536.17
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
123.4
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.86
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.09
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.84
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.79
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.99
53.89
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
165.96
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
170.21
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.14
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
52.48
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
106.67
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
97.87
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.14
58.36
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
86.52
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.93
6.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.02
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.35
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and LaRue Kirby

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
27
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663.2
9
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.66
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.64
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.962
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
LaRue Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LaRue Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0