How John Smoltz's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

John Smoltz totaled 3,473 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1997, posting 256, well above the starting pitcher average of 115.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 28, well below the starting pitcher average of 106.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 205 in 2007 to 28 in 2008 and 78 in 2009, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 28 to 256 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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John Smoltz Innings Pitched Per Season

John Smoltz's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

John Smoltz Innings Pitched by Team

John Smoltz's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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John Smoltz Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of John Smoltz's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

John Smoltz Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Smoltz's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Smoltz Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Smoltz's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table