Jim Slaton vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Jim Slaton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican 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 Jim Slaton across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 83). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Slaton and John Smoltz

Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
1.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.87
48.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.58
72.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
4.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8051
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2683.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
9.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
0.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004
3.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.22
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
3.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11535
38.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1335
4.48
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10285
34.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Jim Slaton and John Smoltz

Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
1.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
1.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
1.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.38
72.38
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Slaton and John Smoltz

Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
4376.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
502.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
8.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-2.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
202.94
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60