Joe Saunders vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-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 Joe Saunders across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 73), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 88). Joe Saunders held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Saunders and John Smoltz

Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.86
50.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
5.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
38.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Joe Saunders and John Smoltz

Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Saunders and John Smoltz

Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
944
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
150
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
512
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
17
68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
12.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
18
72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
23
92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
15
60
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60