Bernie Boland vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bernie Boland and John Smoltz are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bernie Boland carried a career ERA of 3.25 against John Smoltz's 3.33. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bernie Boland and John Smoltz — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Boland and John Smoltz

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
56.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.66
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
3.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Bernie Boland and John Smoltz

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Boland and John Smoltz

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
216
351.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
369
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
531.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
45
73.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
58.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
13.32
21.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
56
91.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
123.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
40
65.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
9.85
16.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
134.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60