Kodai Senga vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Kodai Senga comes out ahead of John Smoltz in this starter comparison. Kodai Senga led in run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 107). John Smoltz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 70). The edge goes to Kodai Senga.

Pitching Stats for Kodai Senga and John Smoltz

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
10.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
37.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
33.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.77
37.77
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Kodai Senga and John Smoltz

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kodai Senga and John Smoltz

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60