Josh Billings vs. Jack Kull — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Kull
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Billings built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Kull as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Kull posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.667 compared to 5.03 and 1.604 for Josh Billings. By the career numbers, Jack Kull had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Jack Kull

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9.55
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.89
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
41.48
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.48
41.48
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Jack Kull

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Jack Kull

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.88
53.62
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
171.43
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
171.43
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.74
60.29
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
15
116.88
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA