Mike King vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Mike King
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

The numbers give Mike King a clear advantage over John Smoltz across the core pitching metrics. Mike King led in run prevention (ERA+ 150 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 135 vs 107). Mike King was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike King and John Smoltz

Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
7.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
10.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
37.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.193
1.193
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1862
33.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.64
37.64
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Mike King and John Smoltz

Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike King and John Smoltz

Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
161
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
600
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60