John Smoltz vs. Justin Speier — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Justin Speier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Smoltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Speier 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 67), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 89). Justin Speier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 91). Role difference aside, John Smoltz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Smoltz and Justin Speier

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
8.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
7.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2883
38.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2553
34.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Justin Speier

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.99
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Justin Speier

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
21635.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
16.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
9.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA