Joe Smith vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Smith posted a stronger line than John Smoltz. Joe Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.1 vs 3.33) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.200). By the career numbers, Joe Smith 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 Joe Smith and John Smoltz

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Joe Smith and John Smoltz

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
0.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Smith and John Smoltz

Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60