Addie Joss vs. Clay Kirby — Career Comparison

Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Addie Joss posted a stronger line than Clay Kirby. Addie Joss posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.89 vs 3.84) and WHIP (0.968 vs 1.421). By the career numbers, Addie Joss had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Addie Joss and Clay Kirby

Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.52
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.01
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.62
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.38
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.26
62.26
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
3.84
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1430
8.31
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.91
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.15
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
3.56
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
6.17
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6682
38.85
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.24
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5835
33.92
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Addie Joss and Clay Kirby

Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.52
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.77
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.7
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.46
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.63
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.15
69.15
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Addie Joss and Clay Kirby

Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
194.95
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
285.97
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
556
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
538.09
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
77.72
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50.72
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
59.28
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
42
45.32
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.83
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.44
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.95
23.02
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
8.34
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
101.43
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
52
56.12
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
113.94
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
80
86.33
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
30.3
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.74
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.59
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.19
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
63.23
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
37
39.93
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
15.51
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.3
-7.87
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.57
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
32
34.53
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
195.61
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
39
25.69
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.56
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.47
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA