John Smoltz Career Pitching Summary

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.

John Smoltz Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for John Smoltz.

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    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    John Smoltz
    NameJohn Smoltz
    Date of BirthMay 15, 1967
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1988

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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:

    GS481 (MLB Rank: 65)
    GF204 (MLB Rank: 273)
    W213 (MLB Rank: 95)
    L155 (MLB Rank: 148)
    SV154 (MLB Rank: 87)
    ERA3.33 (MLB Rank: 2,033)
    IP3473 (MLB Rank: 75)
    SHO16 (MLB Rank: 352)
    CG53 (MLB Rank: 829)
    SO3,084 (MLB Rank: 19)
    BB1010 (MLB Rank: 111)
    H3,074 (MLB Rank: 120)
    HR288 (MLB Rank: 77)
    SO97.99 (MLB Rank: 1,797)
    BB92.62 (MLB Rank: 9,518)
    H97.97 (MLB Rank: 9,898)
    HR90.75 (MLB Rank: 5,754)
    WHIP1.176 (MLB Rank: 10,752)
    WAR66.6 (MLB Rank: 43)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (2009)

    In his final season (2009), John Smoltz recorded the following stats:

    GS15
    W3
    L8
    ERA6.35
    IP78
    SO73
    BB18
    H95
    HR11
    SO98.42
    BB92.08
    H910.96
    HR91.27
    WHIP1.449
    WARโˆ’0.5

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

    ๐ŸŽฏ 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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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