Clay Kirby vs. B. J. Ryan — Career Comparison

Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
B. J. Ryan
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Clay Kirby built a career as a starting pitcher and B. J. Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. B. J. Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 85). Clay Kirby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 74). Role difference aside, B. J. Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clay Kirby and B. J. Ryan

Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.6
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.96
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
3.84
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.37
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1430
8.31
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
7.11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.91
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
4.15
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.43
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
6.17
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.48
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6682
38.85
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2273
38.12
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.18
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.39
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.62
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.24
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5835
33.92
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
32.95
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Clay Kirby and B. J. Ryan

Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.46
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.63
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.46
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Kirby and B. J. Ryan

Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
265
285.97
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
168000
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
600
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.72
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.32
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.4
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.4
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
8.34
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
56.12
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
86.33
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.74
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.19
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.93
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.3
-7.87
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.53
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.56
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.47
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA