Clay Kirby vs. Adonis Terry — Career Comparison

Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Adonis Terry
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Clay Kirby built a career as a starting pitcher and Adonis Terry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Adonis Terry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.84 and 1.421 for Clay Kirby. By the career numbers, Adonis Terry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Kirby and Adonis Terry

Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.52
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.13
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.6
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.5
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.57
91.57
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.27
92.27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
0.94
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
3.84
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
3.74
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10543
27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3514.1
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1430
8.31
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3525
9.03
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.91
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.19
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
4.15
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
3.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
6.17
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1553
3.98
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.53
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.38
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6682
38.85
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15413
39.47
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.39
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.24
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5835
33.92
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13967
35.77
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Clay Kirby and Adonis Terry

Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.52
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
1.09
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17010
27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5670
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.46
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.15
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
1.28
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.17
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.29
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.63
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1718
2.73
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
2.43
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.64
89.64
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.23
89.23
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.228
2.228
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Kirby and Adonis Terry

Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
285.97
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
156.63
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
556
600
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2389
561.02
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50.72
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
139.49
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
42
45.32
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
105.44
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
17.85
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
12.68
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.52
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
34.05
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
8.34
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.38
63.26
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
52
56.12
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823
193.27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
80
86.33
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
176.36
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.74
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
73.74
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.19
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
67.4
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
37
39.93
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
137.61
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.3
-7.87
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295.4
69.37
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.58
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.53
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
34.29
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
39.22
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.3
15.3
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.56
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.47
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.89
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.89
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Adonis Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100