John Smoltz vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Smoltz a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. John Smoltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 91). John Smoltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Smoltz and Tim Wakefield

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Tim Wakefield

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Tim Wakefield

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA