Joe Klink vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Joe Klink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Klink led in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 106), run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 106), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 91). John Smoltz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Klink.

Pitching Stats for Joe Klink and John Smoltz

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
34.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Joe Klink and John Smoltz

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.119
0.119
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Klink and John Smoltz

Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
69.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60