Doyle Alexander vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Doyle Alexander
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Doyle Alexander across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 70), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 90). Doyle Alexander held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doyle Alexander and John Smoltz

Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.72
52.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.71
82.71
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
3.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10103
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3376
9.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
2.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
4.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14162
37.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
4.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.31
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12918
34.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Doyle Alexander and John Smoltz

Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10101
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
2.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
2.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.71
82.71
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doyle Alexander and John Smoltz

Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
1124
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
300
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
530
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
8.94
17.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
104
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
54
108
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
19
38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
11.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
154
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
23
46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60