Matt Kilroy vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

John Smoltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Kilroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Smoltz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.47 and 1.313 for Matt Kilroy. By the career numbers, John Smoltz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kilroy and John Smoltz

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2445
9.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
2.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
4.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and John Smoltz

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and John Smoltz

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
535.91
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60