Mike Scott vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-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 Mike Scott across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94). Mike Scott held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Scott and John Smoltz

Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
3.54
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1858
8.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
2.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1469
6.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8571
37.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
3.95
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7746
33.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Mike Scott and John Smoltz

Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Scott and John Smoltz

Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
348
281.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
743
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
527.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
65
52.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16.27
13.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
101
81.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
108
87.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
33
26.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
76
61.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.96
-1.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
59
47.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60