Nino Espinosa vs. Clay Kirby — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Nino Espinosa a clear advantage over Clay Kirby across the core pitching metrics. Nino Espinosa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 89). Clay Kirby held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 77). Nino Espinosa was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Clay Kirby

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.84
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1430
8.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.91
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
6.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6682
38.85
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.38
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5835
33.92
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Clay Kirby

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.46
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.63
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Clay Kirby

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
295.89
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
285.97
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
292
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
600
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.72
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.32
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
8.34
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
56.12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
86.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.74
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
39.93
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.3
-7.87
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
48.56
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.47
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA