Jack Sharrott vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Jack Sharrott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Jack Sharrott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Sharrott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.33 and 1.200 for John Smoltz. By the career numbers, Jack Sharrott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Sharrott and John Smoltz

Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
7.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.54
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
39.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
34.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Jack Sharrott and John Smoltz

Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
0.83
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.75
84.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.613
1.613
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Sharrott and John Smoltz

Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
96
187.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
308
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
582.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
138.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
107.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.42
53.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
187.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
155.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
91.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
83.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
171.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
58.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60