Matt Kilroy vs. Hal Newhouser — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Hal Newhouser 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. Hal Newhouser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.47 and 1.313 for Matt Kilroy. By the career numbers, Hal Newhouser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kilroy and Hal Newhouser

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.47
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.12
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.52
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.49
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.45
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.98
57.98
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.64
76.64
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.64
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.47
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.06
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2993
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2445
9.03
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2674
8.04
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.41
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.79
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
3.76
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
4.32
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
5.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12648
38.03
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.24
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
3.6
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11380
34.22
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and Hal Newhouser

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
89.63
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.62
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
24.8
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
2.06
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
112.22
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
891
3.01
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
141.06
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
2.68
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
137.02
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.35
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and Hal Newhouser

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
254.48
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
1160
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
535.91
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
999
516.72
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
201
103.97
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
175
90.52
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.11
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
22
11.38
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
26
13.45
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
59.45
30.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
233
120.52
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
290
150
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
71
36.72
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
81
41.9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
150
77.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
66.85
34.58
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
89
46.03
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
150
77.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.24
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.41
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.55
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.1
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50