John Smoltz vs. Harry Swan — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Harry Swan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Smoltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.33 and 1.200 for John Smoltz. By the career numbers, Harry Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Smoltz and Harry Swan

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Harry Swan

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Harry Swan

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
600
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
487.4
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA