Dennis Eckersley vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-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 Dennis Eckersley across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 99). Dennis Eckersley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and John Smoltz

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.53
53.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
3.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3076
8.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2401
6.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13534
37.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
3.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12519
34.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.07
37.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and John Smoltz

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
1.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and John Smoltz

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
554.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
23.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
101.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
8.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60