Matt Kinney vs. Tom Walker — Career Comparison

Matt Kinney
Gen XMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Walker
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Kinney built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 5.29 and 1.599 for Matt Kinney. By the career numbers, Tom Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kinney and Tom Walker

Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.38
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.15
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.34
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
5.29
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.87
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
27
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
9
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
10.21
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
9.09
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.87
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.02
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.09
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
6.86
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.7
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1763
40.72
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1795
39.02
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.98
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.75
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.67
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.59
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
35.52
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598
34.74
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Matt Kinney and Tom Walker

Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.38
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.15
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.34
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.98
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.56
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.48
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.621
0.621
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kinney and Tom Walker

Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
103
802.6
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
2938.46
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
537.66
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
4.02
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
19.42
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.22
-25.06
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
15.22
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
30
233.77
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA