Bill Kissinger vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Bill Kissinger
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kissinger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 6.99 and 1.951 for Bill Kissinger. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kissinger and Monty Stratton

Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.49
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.38
60.38
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
6.99
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.1
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
14.09
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.03
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.09
14.09
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.72
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.62
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
44.19
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
9.64
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.34
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1421
40.05
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Kissinger and Monty Stratton

Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.44
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.98
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.11
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.9
87.9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kissinger and Monty Stratton

Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
196.36
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
207.8
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
583.64
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
163.64
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
125.85
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
120
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
84.88
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
43.64
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.13
60.35
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
48.27
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
215.45
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
65
190.24
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
171.82
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
24
65.45
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
70.91
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
70.24
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
50
136.36
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.28
68.93
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
16.72
48.93
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
57.27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
70.24
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.48
10.48
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.54
8.54
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA