Mac Scarce vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Mac Scarce
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Mac Scarce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mac Scarce led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 124), home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 106). John Smoltz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mac Scarce.

Pitching Stats for Mac Scarce and John Smoltz

Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
8.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.99
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
7.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
39.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
32.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Mac Scarce and John Smoltz

Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac Scarce and John Smoltz

Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
5300
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.78
-59.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60