Jeff Juden vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Jeff Juden across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 86). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.