Kirk Saarloos vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Kirk Saarloos across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 56), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 85). Kirk Saarloos held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 106). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Saarloos and John Smoltz

Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Kirk Saarloos and John Smoltz

Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Saarloos and John Smoltz

Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
1941.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
69.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60