Walter Silva vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Walter Silva
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, John Smoltz posted a stronger line than Walter Silva. John Smoltz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 8.76) and WHIP (1.200 vs 1.986). By the career numbers, John Smoltz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walter Silva and John Smoltz

Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
8.76
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.74
7.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
44.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
10.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
37.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Walter Silva and John Smoltz

Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Silva and John Smoltz

Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
77.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
98.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60