Paolo Espino vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Paolo Espino
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Paolo Espino across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 87). Paolo Espino held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Paolo Espino and John Smoltz

Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.3
43.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
10.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
7.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
38.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
35.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Paolo Espino and John Smoltz

Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
0.83
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.3
43.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paolo Espino and John Smoltz

Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
1531.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
15.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
11.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60