How John Smoltz's Pitched Outs Compares to Similar Players

John Smoltz totaled 10,419 career Pitched Outs, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,317.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched Outs season came in 1997, posting 768, well above the starting pitcher average of 347.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 84, well below the starting pitcher average of 319.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched 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 Pitched Outs profile — ranging from 84 to 768 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Smoltz Lifetime Pitched Outs

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John Smoltz Pitched Outs Per Season

John Smoltz's Pitched 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 Pitched Outs per season line chart

John Smoltz Pitched Outs by Team

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

John Smoltz Cumulative Pitched Outs — Career Progression

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

John Smoltz Pitched Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

John Smoltz Pitched Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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