Matt Kilroy vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 3.47 and 1.313 for Matt Kilroy. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kilroy and Luis Tiant

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2445
9.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
4.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and Luis Tiant

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and Luis Tiant

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1062
535.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
12.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50