Harry Kinzy vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Harry Kinzy
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief 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 Harry Kinzy 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 4.98 and 2.010 for Harry Kinzy. By the career numbers, John Smoltz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Kinzy and John Smoltz

Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.98
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
44.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
35.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.3
44.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Harry Kinzy and John Smoltz

Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Kinzy and John Smoltz

Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
709.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
61.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
78.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Harry Kinzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Harry Kinzy
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60