John Smoltz vs. Tully Sparks — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Tully Sparks
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tully Sparks posted a stronger line than John Smoltz. Tully Sparks posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.82 vs 3.33) and home runs allowed (0.13 per nine innings vs 0.75). By the career numbers, Tully Sparks 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 Tully Sparks

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.99
85.99
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.78
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7031
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2343.2
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2250
8.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.42
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.33
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9583
36.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
4.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8866
34.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Tully Sparks

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7011
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
2.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.073
2.073
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.82
53.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Tully Sparks

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
314
212.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
887
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
801
541.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
92
62.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
72
48.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.82
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
20
13.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
21.88
14.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
116
78.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
147
99.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
27.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
86
58.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
2.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
52
35.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
137.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
4.37
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
20.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA