Brian Giles vs. Jay Kirke — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Jay Kirke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jay Kirke posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Giles. Jay Kirke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.328 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jay Kirke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Jay Kirke

Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
156.61
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1226
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
709
537.8
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1148
561.83
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
169.33
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
135.56
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.98
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.36
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.43
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
37
28.07
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.77
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.13
69.07
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
219
166.12
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
216.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
191.35
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
59.71
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
50
37.93
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
72.43
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
128.71
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161.53
79.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.89
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.1
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
35
17.13
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
58.24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.3
10.3
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.15
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
21
10.28
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.83
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
37
18.11
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.5
67.5
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Jay Kirke

Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.33
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
40.57
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
214.34
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
3.22
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
21.74
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.34
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
5.92
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
243.42
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1244
5.82
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
236.08
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.819
5.819
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.77
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.72
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0