John Smoltz vs. Stephen Strasburg — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Stephen Strasburg
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

The numbers give Stephen Strasburg a clear advantage over John Smoltz across the core pitching metrics. Stephen Strasburg led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 107), and strikeout rate (K%+ 140 vs 124). Stephen Strasburg was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Smoltz and Stephen Strasburg

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.69
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.38
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.57
64.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
2.41
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
10.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5962
36.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.65
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5449
33.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.5
36.5

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Stephen Strasburg

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.8
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
1.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Stephen Strasburg

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
248
285.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
521
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
506.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
67
77.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
21.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
102.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
92
105.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
23
26.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
48
55.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
12.69
14.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
24
27.64
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
176.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
56
64.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA