Jeff Samardzija vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Jeff Samardzija
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Jeff Samardzija and John Smoltz are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 102 for Jeff Samardzija and 106 for John Smoltz, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 107 respectively. If forced to pick, John Smoltz gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Samardzija and John Smoltz

Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.21
66.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
4.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1555
8.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
2.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
7.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6891
37.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
4.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.21
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6259
34.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.69
37.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Jeff Samardzija and John Smoltz

Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.21
66.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Samardzija and John Smoltz

Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
565.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
395
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
531.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
44
66.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
10.94
16.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
101.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
52
78.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
33.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-0.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
233.92
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
33
50.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.59
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60