Buck Becannon vs. Jack Killilay — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jack Killilay
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Killilay built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Killilay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.656 compared to 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Jack Killilay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Jack Killilay

Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.59
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.57
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
38.51
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.84
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.72
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Jack Killilay

Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.34
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Jack Killilay

Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
323.08
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
37.74
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
7.13
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
49.81
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-26.93
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jack Killilay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
415.38
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
1.44
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Killilay
Career
Per 600 PA