Pedro Astacio vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Pedro Astacio across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 94). Pedro Astacio held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.