John Smoltz Pitching Stats — Era-Normalized Analysis

Gen X Michigan Throws Right Bats Right North America Atlanta Braves National League Hall of Fame Starting Pitcher Cy Young Award Silver Slugger All-Star

John Smoltz was a high-strikeout starter with a elite punchout rate, relying on overpowering hitters rather than precise location. The numbers show an ERA+ of 106 (above-average run prevention), a elite strikeout rate, and a tendency to issue walks that put pressure on the defence.

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John Smoltz Career Pitching Stats

Career Seasons Pitched
21
Season Average Seasons Pitched
21
Seasons Pitched Per 9 Innings
21
Career Games Pitched
723
Season Average Games Pitched
34.43
Games Pitched Per 9 Innings
1.87
Career Starts
481
Season Average Starts
22.9
Starts Per 9 Innings
1.25
Career Wins
213
Season Average Wins
10.14
Wins Per 9 Innings
0.55
Career Losses
155
Season Average Losses
7.38
Losses Per 9 Innings
0.4
Career Win Percentage
57.88
Season Average Win Percentage
57.88
Win Percentage Per 9 Innings
57.88
Career Games Started %
66.53
Season Average Games Started %
66.53
Games Started % Per 9 Innings
66.53
Career Complete Games
53
Season Average Complete Games
2.52
Complete Games Per 9 Innings
0.14
Career Shutouts
16
Season Average Shutouts
0.76
Shutouts Per 9 Innings
0.04
Career Saves
154
Season Average Saves
7.33
Saves Per 9 Innings
0.4
Career Earned Runs
1284
Season Average Earned Runs
61.14
Earned Runs Per 9 Innings
3.33

ERA

Career ERA
3.33
Season Average ERA
3.33
ERA Per 9 Innings
3.33
Career Component ERA
2.96
Season Average Component ERA
2.96
Component ERA Per 9 Innings
2.96
Career Defense Independent ERA
3.22
Season Average Defense Independent ERA
3.22
Defense Independent ERA Per 9 Innings
3.22
Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
Season Average Opposing Batting Average
0.237
Opposing Batting Average Per 9 Innings
0.237
Career Pitched Outs
10419
Season Average Pitched Outs
496.14
Pitched Outs Per 9 Innings
27
Career Innings Pitched
3473
Season Average Innings Pitched
165.4
Innings Pitched Per 9 Innings
9
Career Hits
3074
Season Average Hits
146.38
Hits Per 9 Innings
7.97
Career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
7.97
Season Average Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
7.97
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
7.97
Career Home Runs
288
Season Average Home Runs
13.71
Home Runs Per 9 Innings
0.75
Career Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
0.75
Season Average Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
0.75
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
0.75
Career Home Runs Allowed per Game
0.4
Season Average Home Runs Allowed per Game
0.4
Home Runs Allowed per Game Per 9 Innings
0.4
Career Walks
1010
Season Average Walks
48.1
Walks Per 9 Innings
2.62
Career Intentional Walks
84
Season Average Intentional Walks
4
Intentional Walks Per 9 Innings
0.22
Career Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
2.62
Season Average Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
2.62
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
2.62
Career Strikeouts
3084
Season Average Strikeouts
146.86
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
7.99
Career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
7.99
Season Average Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
7.99
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
7.99
Career Strikeouts Per Game
4.27
Season Average Strikeouts Per Game
4.27
Strikeouts Per Game Per 9 Innings
4.27
Career Power Finesse Ratio
1.179
Season Average Power Finesse Ratio
1.179
Power Finesse Ratio Per 9 Innings
1.179
Career Wild Pitches
145
Season Average Wild Pitches
6.9
Wild Pitches Per 9 Innings
0.38
Career Hit By Pitch
57
Season Average Hit By Pitch
2.71
Hit By Pitch Per 9 Innings
0.15
Career Balks
16
Season Average Balks
0.76
Balks Per 9 Innings
0.04
Career Batters Faced
14271
Season Average Batters Faced
679.57
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
36.98
Career Games Finished
204
Season Average Games Finished
9.71
Games Finished Per 9 Innings
0.53
Career Runs
1391
Season Average Runs
66.24
Runs Per 9 Innings
3.6
Career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
3.6
Season Average Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
3.6
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
3.6
Career Sacrifice Hits
139
Season Average Sacrifice Hits
6.62
Sacrifice Hits Per 9 Innings
0.36
Career Sacrifice Flies
87
Season Average Sacrifice Flies
4.14
Sacrifice Flies Per 9 Innings
0.23
Career Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
244
Season Average Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
11.62
Ground into Double Play (GIDP) Per 9 Innings
0.63
Career WHIP
1.176
Season Average WHIP
1.176
WHIP Per 9 Innings
1.176
Career Pitched At Bats
12978
Season Average Pitched At Bats
618
Pitched At Bats Per 9 Innings
33.63
Career Runs Allowed Per Game
1.92
Season Average Runs Allowed Per Game
1.92
Runs Allowed Per Game Per 9 Innings
1.92
Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.29
Season Average Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.29
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per 9 Innings
0.29
Career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
36.98
Season Average Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
36.98
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
36.98

John Smoltz Career Fielding Stats

Career Seasons Fielding
21
Season Average Seasons Fielding
21
Seasons Fielding Per 9 Innings
21
Career Games Played as Fielder
723
Season Average Games Played as Fielder
34.43
Games Played as Fielder Per 9 Innings
1.87
Career Starts as Fielder
481
Season Average Starts as Fielder
22.9
Starts as Fielder Per 9 Innings
1.25
Career Played Outs
10419
Season Average Played Outs
496.14
Played Outs Per 9 Innings
27
Career Inning Played
3473
Season Average Inning Played
165.4
Inning Played Per 9 Innings
9
Career Putouts
320
Season Average Putouts
15.24
Putouts Per 9 Innings
0.83
Career Assists
433
Season Average Assists
20.62
Assists Per 9 Innings
1.12
Career Errors
28
Season Average Errors
1.33
Errors Per 9 Innings
0.07
Career Total Chances
781
Season Average Total Chances
37.19
Total Chances Per 9 Innings
2.02
Career Chances Accepted
753
Season Average Chances Accepted
35.86
Chances Accepted Per 9 Innings
1.95
Career Fielding Percentage
96.41
Season Average Fielding Percentage
96.41
Fielding Percentage Per 9 Innings
96.41
Career Range Factor
1.042
Season Average Range Factor
1.042
Range Factor Per 9 Innings
1.042
Career Games Started %
66.53
Season Average Games Started %
66.53
Games Started % Per 9 Innings
66.53
Career Double Plays
30
Season Average Double Plays
1.43
Double Plays Per 9 Innings
0.08
Career Passed Balls
0
Season Average Passed Balls
0
Passed Balls Per 9 Innings
0
Career Wild Pitch as Fielder
0
Season Average Wild Pitch as Fielder
0
Wild Pitch as Fielder Per 9 Innings
0
Career Stolen Base Allowed
0
Season Average Stolen Base Allowed
0
Stolen Base Allowed Per 9 Innings
0
Career Catcher Caught Stealing
0
Season Average Catcher Caught Stealing
0
Catcher Caught Stealing Per 9 Innings
0

John Smoltz Career Hitting Stats

Career Seasons Hitting
21
Season Average Seasons Hitting
21
Seasons Hitting Per 600 PA
21
Career Games Hitting
735
Season Average Games Hitting
35
Games Hitting Per 600 PA
377.89
Career Plate Appearances
1167
Season Average Plate Appearances
55.57
Plate Appearances Per 600 PA
600
Career At Bats
948
Season Average At Bats
45.14
At Bats Per 600 PA
487.4
Career Batting Average
0.159
Season Average Batting Average
0.159
Batting Average Per 600 PA
0.159
Career Equivalent Average
0.521
Season Average Equivalent Average
0.521
Equivalent Average Per 600 PA
0.521
Career Hits
151
Season Average Hits
7.19
Hits Per 600 PA
77.63
Career Singles
118
Season Average Singles
5.62
Singles Per 600 PA
60.67
Career Doubles
26
Season Average Doubles
1.24
Doubles Per 600 PA
13.37
Career Triples
2
Season Average Triples
0.1
Triples Per 600 PA
1.03
Career Home Runs
5
Season Average Home Runs
0.24
Home Runs Per 600 PA
2.57
Career Extra Base Hits
33
Season Average Extra Base Hits
1.57
Extra Base Hits Per 600 PA
16.97
Career Extra Base Hit Pct
0.219
Season Average Extra Base Hit Pct
0.219
Extra Base Hit Pct Per 600 PA
0.219
Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Season Average Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Home Runs Per at Bat Per 600 PA
0.005
Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.033
Season Average Home Runs Per Hit
0.033
Home Runs Per Hit Per 600 PA
0.033
Career Base Runs
46.45
Season Average Base Runs
2.21
Base Runs Per 600 PA
23.88
Career Total Bases
196
Season Average Total Bases
9.33
Total Bases Per 600 PA
100.77
Career Times on Base
233
Season Average Times on Base
11.1
Times on Base Per 600 PA
119.79
Career On Base Percentage (OBP)
0.226
Season Average On Base Percentage (OBP)
0.226
On Base Percentage (OBP) Per 600 PA
0.226
Career Slugging Pct
0.207
Season Average Slugging Pct
0.207
Slugging Pct Per 600 PA
0.207

OPS

Career OPS
0.433
Season Average OPS
0.433
OPS Per 600 PA
0.433
Career Isolated Power
0.048
Season Average Isolated Power
0.048
Isolated Power Per 600 PA
0.048
Career Gross Production Average (GPA)
0.153
Season Average Gross Production Average (GPA)
0.153
Gross Production Average (GPA) Per 600 PA
0.153
Career Total Average
0.345
Season Average Total Average
0.345
Total Average Per 600 PA
0.345
Career BABIP
0.252
Season Average BABIP
0.252
BABIP Per 600 PA
0.252
Career Runs
77
Season Average Runs
3.67
Runs Per 600 PA
39.59
Career RBIs
61
Season Average RBIs
2.9
RBIs Per 600 PA
31.36
Career Runs Produced
133
Season Average Runs Produced
6.33
Runs Produced Per 600 PA
68.38
Career Runs Created
39.8
Season Average Runs Created
1.9
Runs Created Per 600 PA
20.46
Career Hit By Pitch
3
Season Average Hit By Pitch
0.14
Hit By Pitch Per 600 PA
1.54
Career Walks
79
Season Average Walks
3.76
Walks Per 600 PA
40.62
Career Intentional Walks
0
Season Average Intentional Walks
0
Intentional Walks Per 600 PA
0
Career Strikeouts
365
Season Average Strikeouts
17.38
Strikeouts Per 600 PA
187.66
Career Plate Appearances per Strikeout
3.2
Season Average Plate Appearances per Strikeout
3.2
Plate Appearances per Strikeout Per 600 PA
3.2
Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.22
Season Average Walks Per Strikeout
0.22
Walks Per Strikeout Per 600 PA
0.22
Career Sacrifice Hit
136
Season Average Sacrifice Hit
6.48
Sacrifice Hit Per 600 PA
69.92
Career Sacrifice Fly
1
Season Average Sacrifice Fly
0.05
Sacrifice Fly Per 600 PA
0.51
Career Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
15
Season Average Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
0.71
Ground into Double Play (GIDP) Per 600 PA
7.71
Career Stolen Bases
3
Season Average Stolen Bases
0.14
Stolen Bases Per 600 PA
1.54
Career Caught Stealing
2
Season Average Caught Stealing
0.1
Caught Stealing Per 600 PA
1.03
Career Stolen Base Attempts
5
Season Average Stolen Base Attempts
0.24
Stolen Base Attempts Per 600 PA
2.57
Career Stolen Base Percentage
60
Season Average Stolen Base Percentage
60
Stolen Base Percentage Per 600 PA
60


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