John Kirby vs Lon Knight

John KirbyLon Knight

John Kirby and Lon Knight compared on their MLB careers: John Kirby played 5 seasons, 1884 to 1888, Lon Knight 3 seasons, 1876 to 1885. John Kirby has 18 wins to Lon Knight's 10.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Kirby and Lon Knight career totals
75GP38
18W10
50L23
4.1ERA3.0
611.1IP305
200K16
258BB44
1.5WHIP1.5
0SV0

Titles and awards

  • John Kirby: 0 championships; none on file
  • Lon Knight: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Kirby and Lon Knight season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1884014.09187610222.62
2nd1885583.551884019.00
3rd188611263.301885004.00
4th18871117.25————
5th1888144.19————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA