How John Smoltz's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

John Smoltz totaled 10,419 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1997, posting 768, well below the league average of 993.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 84, well below the league average of 952.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 617 in 2007 to 84 in 2008 and 234 in 2009, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 84 to 768 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Smoltz Lifetime Played Outs

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John Smoltz Played Outs Per Season

John Smoltz's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

John Smoltz Played Outs by Team

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

John Smoltz Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of John Smoltz's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

John Smoltz Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Smoltz's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Smoltz Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Smoltz's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table