Steve Kline vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Steve Kline as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 97). Steve Kline held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Smoltz.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and John Smoltz

Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
8.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
6.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2940
38.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
3.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
33.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and John Smoltz

Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and John Smoltz

Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
14.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
5.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
69.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60