Clint Blume vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

John Smoltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.33 and 1.200 for John Smoltz. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and John Smoltz

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and John Smoltz

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and John Smoltz

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60