How John Smoltz's Losses Compares to Similar Players

John Smoltz totaled 155 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 2004, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.1 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 13, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 8 in 2007 to 2 in 2008 and 8 in 2009, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 1 to 13 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Smoltz Lifetime Losses

Stats similar to Losses for John Smoltz
John Smoltz
Losses
Career155
Season Avg.7.38
162 Game Avg.34.73
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John Smoltz Losses Per Season

John Smoltz's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

John Smoltz Losses by Team

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

John Smoltz Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

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

John Smoltz Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

John Smoltz Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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