Matt Kilroy vs. Billy Norman — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Billy Norman
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Billy Norman 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. Billy Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 3.47 and 1.313 for Matt Kilroy. By the career numbers, Billy Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kilroy and Billy Norman

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.47
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.52
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.49
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
3.47
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
9.03
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
2.79
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.93
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
4.32
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.65
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10604
39.18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.88
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9719
35.91
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and Billy Norman

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.62
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.06
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.73
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.05
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and Billy Norman

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
243.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
535.91
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.2
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-26.63
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
88
44.41
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA