Dan Smith vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Dan Smith
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Dan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Smoltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 102). Dan Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 91). Role difference aside, John Smoltz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dan Smith and John Smoltz

Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
7.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
39.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
34.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Dan Smith and John Smoltz

Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Smith and John Smoltz

Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
1491.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-17.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60