Adrian Sampson vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Adrian Sampson
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
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 Adrian Sampson across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 102). Adrian Sampson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Adrian Sampson and John Smoltz

Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.43
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
9.81
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
38.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
35.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Adrian Sampson and John Smoltz

Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adrian Sampson and John Smoltz

Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3415.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-39.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
69.92
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60