League Leaders Who Led?
John Smoltz

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John Smoltz

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

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
7
4 best in baseball 3 league only
38 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1996 Best season

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

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 263rd League titles 7
  • 215th Best in baseball 4
  • 188th Top-5 finishes 38

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
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
Complete Games — #2 — 1996 #2 1997 #3
Shutouts — #2 — 1996 #2
Walks + Hits / IP — #2 — 1996 #2

Title Seasons

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

Pitching

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 .177 .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 .177 .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 by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 723 320 433 28 30 .964