John Smoltz vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Zack Wheeler a clear advantage over John Smoltz across the core pitching metrics. Zack Wheeler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 106), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 107). John Smoltz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 114). Zack Wheeler was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Smoltz and Zack Wheeler

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14271
36.98
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
0.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Zack Wheeler

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Zack Wheeler

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA