Matt Kilroy vs. Lefty Russell — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Russell
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Russell 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 6.36 and 1.810 for Lefty Russell. 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 Lefty Russell

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.08
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.52
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.49
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
3.47
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.36
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
9.03
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
11.02
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.79
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.28
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.32
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.26
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.48
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10604
39.18
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
41.43
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1539
5.69
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.07
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
34.91
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and Lefty Russell

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.62
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
2.06
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
891
3.01
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
2.68
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and Lefty Russell

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
371.43
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1062
535.91
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
119.09
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
97.9
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.11
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
39.63
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
51.98
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
49.15
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Russell
Career
Per 600 PA