CC Sabathia vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-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 CC Sabathia across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 94). CC Sabathia held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for CC Sabathia and John Smoltz

CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1485
3.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3404
8.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
2.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
7.78
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.172
1.172
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14989
37.71
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1623
4.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.8
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13580
34.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for CC Sabathia and John Smoltz

CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
0.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
1.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.58
93.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for CC Sabathia and John Smoltz

CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
571.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
127.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
26.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
170.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60