Don Carman vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
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 Don Carman across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 87). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and John Smoltz

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461
33.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and John Smoltz

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and John Smoltz

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
858.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
188.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
69.92
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60