Lou Knerr vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, John Smoltz posted a stronger line than Lou Knerr. John Smoltz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 5.04) and WHIP (1.200 vs 1.667). By the career numbers, John Smoltz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Knerr and John Smoltz

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.9
61.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Lou Knerr and John Smoltz

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Knerr and John Smoltz

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
576.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
21.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
17.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60