Josh Sborz vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Josh Sborz
MillenialDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Josh Sborz 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 run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 120). Josh Sborz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Smoltz.

Pitching Stats for Josh Sborz and John Smoltz

Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
8.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.8
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
10.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
38.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
5.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
34.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Josh Sborz and John Smoltz

Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Sborz and John Smoltz

Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
46200
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60