Roy Lee Jackson vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Roy Lee Jackson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

John Smoltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Lee Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 97). Roy Lee Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Smoltz.

Pitching Stats for Roy Lee Jackson and John Smoltz

Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.77
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
8.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.81
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
3.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
5.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2366
38.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
4.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
33.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Roy Lee Jackson and John Smoltz

Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Lee Jackson and John Smoltz

Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
5127.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
24.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
21.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60