James Shields vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-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 James Shields across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 102). James Shields held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for James Shields and John Smoltz

James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2234
7.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for James Shields and John Smoltz

James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Shields and John Smoltz

James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60