Matt Kilroy vs. John Lackey — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Lackey built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Kilroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Kilroy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.92 and 1.306 for John Lackey. By the career numbers, Matt Kilroy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kilroy and John Lackey

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.42
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.52
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.49
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.47
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
3.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
9.03
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
2.79
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
4.32
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
7.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.42
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12030
38.12
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
4.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.82
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.66
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and John Lackey

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.42
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.62
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.06
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
0.95
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
1.74
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.65
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and John Lackey

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
1018.87
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
265
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
535.91
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
236
534.34
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
58.87
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
12.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.85
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
10.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
33
74.72
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.34
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.38
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
97
219.62
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.28
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.26
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.53
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50