Tom Seaver vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

When held to the same standard, John Smoltz comes out ahead of Tom Seaver in this starter comparison. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 92). Tom Seaver held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 106). The edge goes to John Smoltz.

Pitching Stats for Tom Seaver and John Smoltz

Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.27
60.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
0.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
2.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3640
6.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Tom Seaver and John Smoltz

Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
0.62
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
1.92
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Seaver and John Smoltz

Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
508.38
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
78.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
60.7
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.64
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
25.48
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
106.7
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
121.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
38.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
33.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
66.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.4
19.87
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
187.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
121
46.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60