Julio Santana vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Julio Santana
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

John Smoltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Julio Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 84). Julio Santana held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 91). Role difference aside, John Smoltz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Julio Santana and John Smoltz

Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.42
35.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
20.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
5.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
9.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
5.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.127
1.127
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
40.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
5.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1859
34.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Julio Santana and John Smoltz

Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
20.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Julio Santana and John Smoltz

Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
7376.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-10.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60