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John Smoltz

1988–2009  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 210 lb  ·  b. 1967 Detroit, MI

Also in Triple-A  ·  Double-A  ·  Single-A

Career 213–155 · 3.33 ERA · 3,084 SO · 3473.0 IP · 735 G · 151 H · 5 HR · 61 RBI · .159 AVG

Seasons leading his league
10
7 best in baseball 3 league only
50 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1996 Best season

Spanning 1993–2006, peaking at 4 titles in 1996.

Clubs 3,000 Strikeout Club 20 Win Seasons 50 Save Seasons
Team records #1 Braves career SO #1 Braves 2002 SV #2 Braves career SV #5 Braves career W #5 Braves career WHIP #5 Braves career IP #5 Braves 1996 SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 513th League titles 10
  • 308th Best in baseball 7
  • 376th Top-5 finishes 50

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 3 1st — 1993 1.000 1998 1.000 2005 1.000
Innings Pitched 2 1st 2 yrs (1996–1997) 1996 NL 253.2 1997 NL 256.0 1993 #3
Wins 2 1st — 1996 24 2006 NL 16
Strikeouts / 9 1 1st — 1996 9.79 1992 #3 1993 #2 1995 #2 1998 #3
Saves 1 1st — 2002 55 2003 #2
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1996 276 1992 #2 1993 #2 1995 #2 1997 #3 2006 #3 2007 #3
Pitcher Range Factor — #3 — 1989 #3
Pitcher Putouts — #2 — 1990 #2 1993 #2 1996 #3 1997 #2 2005 #2
Complete Games — #2 — 1996 #2 1997 #3
Shutouts — #2 — 1996 #2
Walks + Hits / IP — #2 — 1996 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
2006 1 W 16
2005 1 P FPCT 1.000
2002 1 SV 55
1998 1 P FPCT 1.000
1997 1 IP 256.0
1996 4 W 24 SO 276 IP 253.2 K/9 9.79
1993 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

  led the league   21 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1988 ATL NL 2 7 5.48 12 12 0 64.0 74 39 10 33 37 1.67
1989 ATL NL 12 11 2.94 29 29 0 208.0 160 68 15 72 168 1.12
1990 ATL NL 14 11 3.85 34 34 0 231.1 206 99 20 90 170 1.28
1991 ATL NL 14 13 3.80 36 36 0 229.2 206 97 16 77 148 1.23
1992 ATL NL 15 12 2.85 35 35 0 246.2 206 78 17 80 215 1.16
1993 ATL NL 15 11 3.62 35 35 0 243.2 208 98 23 100 208 1.26
1994 ATL NL 6 10 4.14 21 21 0 134.2 120 62 15 48 113 1.25
1995 ATL NL 12 7 3.18 29 29 0 192.2 166 68 15 72 193 1.24
1996 ATL NL 24 8 2.94 35 35 0 253.2 199 83 19 55 276 1.00
1997 ATL NL 15 12 3.02 35 35 0 256.0 234 86 21 63 241 1.16
1998 ATL NL 17 3 2.90 26 26 0 167.2 145 54 10 44 173 1.13
1999 ATL NL 11 8 3.19 29 29 0 186.1 168 66 14 40 156 1.12
2001 ATL NL 3 3 3.36 36 5 10 59.0 53 22 7 10 57 1.07
2002 ATL NL 3 2 3.25 75 0 55 80.1 59 29 4 24 85 1.03
2003 ATL NL 0 2 1.12 62 0 45 64.1 48 8 2 8 73 0.87
2004 ATL NL 0 1 2.76 73 0 44 81.2 75 25 8 13 85 1.08
2005 ATL NL 14 7 3.06 33 33 0 229.2 210 78 18 53 169 1.15
2006 ATL NL 16 9 3.49 35 35 0 232.0 221 90 23 55 211 1.19
2007 ATL NL 14 8 3.11 32 32 0 205.2 196 71 18 47 197 1.18
2008 ATL NL 3 2 2.57 6 5 0 28.0 25 8 2 8 36 1.18
2009 BOS +1 AL 3 8 6.35 15 15 0 78.0 95 55 11 18 73 1.45
Career — — 213 155 3.33 723 481 154 3473.0 3,074 1,284 288 1,010 3,084 1.18

Batting

21 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 ATL NL 12 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 .118 .167 .176 .343
1989 ATL NL 33 62 6 7 1 1 1 6 6 23 0 .113 .191 .210 .401
1990 ATL NL 38 74 7 12 2 0 0 4 6 32 1 .162 .225 .189 .414
1991 ATL NL 38 65 7 7 3 0 0 3 5 28 0 .108 .171 .154 .325
1992 ATL NL 36 75 7 12 0 0 1 4 6 32 0 .160 .222 .200 .422
1993 ATL NL 35 71 2 13 1 0 0 4 9 24 1 .183 .275 .197 .472
1994 ATL NL 21 37 6 6 1 0 1 1 4 14 0 .162 .244 .270 .514
1995 ATL NL 29 56 5 6 0 0 0 1 7 25 0 .107 .206 .107 .313
1996 ATL NL 35 78 3 17 3 0 1 12 3 26 0 .218 .253 .295 .548
1997 ATL NL 36 79 10 18 3 0 0 4 9 22 1 .228 .307 .266 .573
1998 ATL NL 26 51 4 10 1 0 0 5 8 16 0 .196 .317 .216 .532
1999 ATL NL 29 62 11 17 4 0 1 7 5 28 0 .274 .338 .387 .725
2001 ATL NL 36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
2002 ATL NL 75 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2003 ATL NL 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2004 ATL NL 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2005 ATL NL 33 68 1 10 2 1 0 3 3 26 0 .147 .183 .206 .389
2006 ATL NL 35 64 5 8 3 0 0 4 4 27 0 .125 .176 .172 .348
2007 ATL NL 32 54 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 19 0 .093 .109 .111 .220
2008 ATL NL 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2009 BOS +1 AL 15 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 .067 .125 .067 .192
Career — — 735 948 77 151 26 2 5 61 79 365 3 .159 .226 .207 .433

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1988 ATL NL P 12 12 64.0 4 6 0 1 10 1.000 0.83
1989 ATL NL P 29 29 208.0 23 32 7 2 62 .887 1.90
1990 ATL NL P 34 34 231.1 26 27 3 4 56 .946 1.56
1991 ATL NL P 36 36 229.2 15 34 1 1 50 .980 1.36
1992 ATL NL P 35 35 246.2 23 26 1 3 50 .980 1.40
1993 ATL NL P 35 35 243.2 29 23 0 1 52 1.000 1.49
1994 ATL NL P 21 21 134.2 10 18 1 1 29 .966 1.33
1995 ATL NL P 29 29 192.2 12 18 2 0 32 .938 1.03
1996 ATL NL P 35 35 253.2 27 27 1 2 55 .982 1.54
1997 ATL NL P 35 35 256.0 29 31 2 2 62 .968 1.71
1998 ATL NL P 26 26 167.2 12 20 0 2 32 1.000 1.23
1999 ATL NL P 29 29 186.1 9 30 1 3 40 .975 1.34
2001 ATL NL P 36 5 59.0 8 7 1 0 16 .938 0.42
2002 ATL NL P 75 0 80.1 11 11 0 0 22 1.000 0.29
2003 ATL NL P 62 0 64.1 4 6 0 1 10 1.000 0.16
2004 ATL NL P 73 0 81.2 9 9 0 0 18 1.000 0.25
2005 ATL NL P 33 33 229.2 22 31 0 4 53 1.000 1.61
2006 ATL NL P 35 35 232.0 20 33 2 1 55 .964 1.51
2007 ATL NL P 32 32 205.2 19 29 3 1 51 .941 1.50
2008 ATL NL P 6 5 28.0 2 3 3 0 8 .625 0.83
2009 BOS AL P 15 15 78.0 6 12 0 1 18 1.000 1.20
Career — — P 723 481 3473.0 320 433 28 30 781 .964 1.04