Bryce Elder vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Bryce Elder
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

When held to the same standard, John Smoltz comes out ahead of Bryce Elder in this starter comparison. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 99). Bryce Elder held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 91). The edge goes to John Smoltz.

Pitching Stats for Bryce Elder and John Smoltz

Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1304
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
434.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
7.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
38.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.76
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
34.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Bryce Elder and John Smoltz

Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1304
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
434.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryce Elder and John Smoltz

Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
600
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Bryce Elder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Bryce Elder
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60