Jay Kirke vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Jay Kirke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jay Kirke and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Kirke posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.328 vs .322) and batting average (.301 vs .249). Jerry Willard had the advantage in home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jay Kirke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Kirke and Jerry Willard

Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
320
156.61
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1226
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1148
561.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
169.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
135.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.36
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.43
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.77
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.13
69.07
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
216.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
191.35
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
59.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
72.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
128.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161.53
79.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
35
17.13
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
58.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.3
10.3
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
56.76
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Jay Kirke and Jerry Willard

Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
40.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
214.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
5.36
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
21.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.34
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
243.42
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
236.08
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.819
5.819
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.72
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31