Larry Jackson vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Larry Jackson
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-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 Larry Jackson across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 95). Larry Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Jackson and John Smoltz

Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
3.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3206
8.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.71
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
2.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1709
4.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13593
37.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1405
3.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12701
35.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Larry Jackson and John Smoltz

Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
1.81
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.62
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
2.52
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Jackson and John Smoltz

Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
599
301.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
600
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
548.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
85.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
70.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
11.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
38.68
19.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
105.7
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
215
108.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
38.76
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
24.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
61.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
23.19
11.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
20.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
156.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
29.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.52
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60