John Smiley career WHIP
1.23Career Regular Season
John Smiley has a career WHIP of 1.23 over 12 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  PIT | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 11.2 | 9 | 4 | 0.69 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT | 63 | 5 | 5 | 5.76 | 75.0 | 58 | 50 | 1.59 | 4 |
| 1988 | PIT | 34 | 13 | 11 | 3.25 | 205.0 | 129 | 46 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2.81 | 205.1 | 123 | 49 | 1.09 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4.64 | 149.1 | 86 | 36 | 1.32 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3.08 | 207.2 | 129 | 44 | 1.15 | 0 |
| 1992 |  MIN | 34 | 16 | 9 | 3.21 | 241.0 | 163 | 65 | 1.12 | 0 |
| 1993 |  CIN | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5.62 | 105.2 | 60 | 31 | 1.40 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3.86 | 158.2 | 112 | 37 | 1.30 | 0 |
| 1995 | CIN | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3.46 | 176.2 | 124 | 39 | 1.20 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 35 | 13 | 14 | 3.64 | 217.1 | 171 | 54 | 1.20 | 0 |
| 1997 |  CIN/CLE | 26 | 11 | 14 | 5.31 | 154.1 | 120 | 41 | 1.46 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 0.69 in 1986.
- Most recent: 1.46 in 1997.
Average of 12 regular seasons, 1986 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 7, 2026.