Tom Kelley vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Tom Kelley
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Tom Kelley across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 85). Tom Kelley held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 106). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Kelley and John Smoltz

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
8.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
4.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
5.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
39.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
34.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Tom Kelley and John Smoltz

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Kelley and John Smoltz

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
503.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
124
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
561.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
5.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-19.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
295.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60