John Smoltz vs. Henry Sosa — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Henry Sosa
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, John Smoltz posted a stronger line than Henry Sosa. John Smoltz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 5.23) and WHIP (1.200 vs 1.463). 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 John Smoltz and Henry Sosa

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
6.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
38.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.36
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
33.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Henry Sosa

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Henry Sosa

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-3.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA