Matt Kilroy vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
3.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
9.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
2.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and Roy Witherup

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
2.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and Roy Witherup

Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1062
535.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA