How John Smoltz's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

John Smoltz totaled 204 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 2002, posting 68, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 0 in 2007 to 0 in 2008 and 0 in 2009, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 68 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Smoltz Lifetime Games Finished

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John Smoltz
Games Finished
Career204
Season Avg.9.71
162 Game Avg.45.71
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John Smoltz Games Finished Per Season

John Smoltz's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Smoltz Games Finished per season line chart

John Smoltz Games Finished by Team

John Smoltz's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Smoltz career Games Finished by team bar chart

John Smoltz Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of John Smoltz's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Smoltz Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

John Smoltz Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Smoltz's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Smoltz Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Smoltz Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Smoltz's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Smoltz Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table