John Smoltz played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, appearing in 723 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 213 W and 155 L, an ERA of 3.33, 3,084 SO, a WHIP of 1.176, and a WAR of 66.6.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | John Smoltz |
Date of Birth | May 15, 1967 |
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MLB Debut | 1988 |
๐ Career Summary
John Smoltz appeared in 723 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1988 to 2009. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 481 (MLB Rank: 65) |
GF | 204 (MLB Rank: 273) |
W | 213 (MLB Rank: 95) |
L | 155 (MLB Rank: 148) |
SV | 154 (MLB Rank: 87) |
ERA | 3.33 (MLB Rank: 2,033) |
IP | 3473 (MLB Rank: 75) |
SHO | 16 (MLB Rank: 352) |
CG | 53 (MLB Rank: 829) |
SO | 3,084 (MLB Rank: 19) |
BB | 1010 (MLB Rank: 111) |
H | 3,074 (MLB Rank: 120) |
HR | 288 (MLB Rank: 77) |
SO9 | 7.99 (MLB Rank: 1,797) |
BB9 | 2.62 (MLB Rank: 9,518) |
H9 | 7.97 (MLB Rank: 9,898) |
HR9 | 0.75 (MLB Rank: 5,754) |
WHIP | 1.176 (MLB Rank: 10,752) |
WAR | 66.6 (MLB Rank: 43) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2009)
In his final season (2009), John Smoltz recorded the following stats:
GS | 15 |
W | 3 |
L | 8 |
ERA | 6.35 |
IP | 78 |
SO | 73 |
BB | 18 |
H | 95 |
HR | 11 |
SO9 | 8.42 |
BB9 | 2.08 |
H9 | 10.96 |
HR9 | 1.27 |
WHIP | 1.449 |
WAR | โ0.5 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1996, 24 W
- Most SO: 1996, 276 SO
- Most IP: 1997, 256 IP
- Best WAR: 1996, 7.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 2003, 1.12 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
John Smoltz appeared in 40 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.68, pitched 204.9 IP, struck out 194 batters, with 15 W and 4 L.
John Smoltz Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1988 | 2 | 7 | 5.48 | 0.222 | 0 | 37 | 64 | -0.2 | 1.672 | 10 | 74 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 67 | 5.28 | 5.2 | 1.12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 297 |
1989 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 0.522 | 0 | 168 | 208 | 3.6 | 1.115 | 15 | 160 | 72 | 79 | 68 | 123 | 3.15 | 7.3 | 2.33 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 847 |
1990 | 14 | 11 | 3.85 | 0.56 | 0 | 170 | 231.1 | 3.6 | 1.28 | 20 | 206 | 90 | 109 | 99 | 105 | 3.64 | 6.6 | 1.89 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.8 | 8 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 966 |
1991 | 14 | 13 | 3.8 | 0.519 | 0 | 148 | 229.2 | 5.4 | 1.232 | 16 | 206 | 77 | 101 | 97 | 103 | 3.52 | 5.8 | 1.92 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 947 |
1992 | 15 | 12 | 2.85 | 0.556 | 0 | 215 | 246.2 | 3.6 | 1.159 | 17 | 206 | 80 | 90 | 78 | 130 | 2.97 | 7.8 | 2.69 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1021 |
1993 | 15 | 11 | 3.62 | 0.577 | 0 | 208 | 243.2 | 2.3 | 1.264 | 23 | 208 | 100 | 104 | 98 | 111 | 3.81 | 7.7 | 2.08 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1028 |
1994 | 6 | 10 | 4.14 | 0.375 | 0 | 113 | 134.2 | 1 | 1.248 | 15 | 120 | 48 | 69 | 62 | 102 | 4.06 | 7.6 | 2.35 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 568 |
1995 | 12 | 7 | 3.18 | 0.632 | 0 | 193 | 192.2 | 4.1 | 1.235 | 15 | 166 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 133 | 3.3 | 9 | 2.68 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 808 |
1996 | 24 | 8 | 2.94 | 0.75 | 0 | 276 | 253.2 | 7.4 | 1.001 | 19 | 199 | 55 | 93 | 83 | 149 | 2.64 | 9.8 | 5.02 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 995 |
1997 | 15 | 12 | 3.02 | 0.556 | 0 | 241 | 256 | 4.8 | 1.16 | 21 | 234 | 63 | 97 | 86 | 138 | 3.04 | 8.5 | 3.83 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1043 |
1998 | 17 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.85 | 0 | 173 | 167.2 | 3.3 | 1.127 | 10 | 145 | 44 | 58 | 54 | 144 | 2.71 | 9.3 | 3.93 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 681 |
1999 | 11 | 8 | 3.19 | 0.579 | 0 | 156 | 186.1 | 4.4 | 1.116 | 14 | 168 | 40 | 70 | 66 | 141 | 3.14 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 746 |
2001 | 3 | 3 | 3.36 | 0.5 | 10 | 57 | 59 | 0.8 | 1.068 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 133 | 3.27 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 238 |
2002 | 3 | 2 | 3.25 | 0.6 | 55 | 85 | 80.1 | 1.2 | 1.033 | 4 | 59 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 128 | 2.39 | 9.5 | 3.54 | 0 | 75 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 314 |
2003 | 0 | 2 | 1.12 | 0 | 45 | 73 | 64.1 | 3.3 | 0.87 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 385 | 1.54 | 10.2 | 9.13 | 0 | 62 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 244 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 2.76 | 0 | 44 | 85 | 81.2 | 2.1 | 1.078 | 8 | 75 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 156 | 2.72 | 9.4 | 6.54 | 0 | 73 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 323 |
2005 | 14 | 7 | 3.06 | 0.667 | 0 | 169 | 229.2 | 5 | 1.145 | 18 | 210 | 53 | 83 | 78 | 139 | 3.27 | 6.6 | 3.19 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 931 |
2006 | 16 | 9 | 3.49 | 0.64 | 0 | 211 | 232 | 5.9 | 1.19 | 23 | 221 | 55 | 93 | 90 | 128 | 3.44 | 8.2 | 3.84 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 960 |
2007 | 14 | 8 | 3.11 | 0.636 | 0 | 197 | 205.2 | 4.6 | 1.182 | 18 | 196 | 47 | 78 | 71 | 140 | 3.21 | 8.6 | 4.19 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 853 |
2008 | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | 0.6 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 0.9 | 1.179 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 164 | 2.35 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 117 |