John Smoltz vs. Mac Suzuki — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mac Suzuki
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Mac Suzuki across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 99), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 71). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Smoltz and Mac Suzuki

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.04
34.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
5.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1397
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
465.2
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
9.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
5.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
6.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126
41.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
6.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
35.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Mac Suzuki

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1397
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
465.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.89
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Mac Suzuki

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
2340
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
500
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-23.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
260
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
69.92
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Mac Suzuki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Mac Suzuki
Career
Per 600 PA