John Smoltz stats
Starting Pitcher · #30
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1985Rd 22, Pk 574
- NL Cy Young
- 1996
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1997
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1985Rd 22, Pk 574
- NL Cy Young
- 1996
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1997
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 723
- W
- 213
- L
- 155
- ERA
- 3.33
- IP
- 3473.0
- K
- 3,084
- BB
- 1,010
- WHIP
- 1.18
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ATL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5.48 | 64.0 | 37 | 33 | 1.67 |
| 1989 | ATL | 29 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 208.0 | 168 | 72 | 1.12 |
| 1990 | ATL | 34 | 14 | 11 | 3.85 | 231.1 | 170 | 90 | 1.28 |
| 1991 | ATL | 36 | 14 | 13 | 3.80 | 229.2 | 148 | 77 | 1.23 |
| 1992 | ATL | 35 | 15 | 12 | 2.85 | 246.2 | 215 | 80 | 1.16 |
| 1993 | ATL | 35 | 15 | 11 | 3.62 | 243.2 | 208 | 100 | 1.26 |
| 1994 | ATL | 21 | 6 | 10 | 4.14 | 134.2 | 113 | 48 | 1.25 |
| 1995 | ATL | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3.18 | 192.2 | 193 | 72 | 1.24 |
| 1996 | ATL | 35 | 24 | 8 | 2.94 | 253.2 | 276 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 1997 | ATL | 35 | 15 | 12 | 3.02 | 256.0 | 241 | 63 | 1.16 |
| 1998 | ATL | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2.90 | 167.2 | 173 | 44 | 1.13 |
| 1999 | ATL | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3.19 | 186.1 | 156 | 40 | 1.12 |
| 2001 | ATL | 36 | 3 | 3 | 3.36 | 59.0 | 57 | 10 | 1.07 |
| 2002 | ATL | 75 | 3 | 2 | 3.25 | 80.1 | 85 | 24 | 1.03 |
| 2003 | ATL | 62 | 0 | 2 | 1.12 | 64.1 | 73 | 8 | 0.87 |
| 2004 | ATL | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2.76 | 81.2 | 85 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 2005 | ATL | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3.06 | 229.2 | 169 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 2006 | ATL | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3.49 | 232.0 | 211 | 55 | 1.19 |
| 2007 | ATL | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3.11 | 205.2 | 197 | 47 | 1.18 |
| 2008 | ATL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | 28.0 | 36 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 2009 |  BOS/STL | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6.35 | 78.0 | 73 | 18 | 1.45 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 41
- W
- 15
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 2.69
- IP
- 207.2
- K
- 191
- BB
- 67
- WHIP
- 1.15
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 298
- CG
- 53
- SHO
- 16
- K/9
- 8.0
- GB
- 1,205
- FB
- 1,339
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 145
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | ATL | 21 | 5 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1990 | ATL | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1991 | ATL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1992 | ATL | 23 | 9 | 3 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1993 | ATL | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1994 | ATL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1995 | ATL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1996 | ATL | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1997 | ATL | 25 | 7 | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1998 | ATL | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | ATL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 105 | 120 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2005 | ATL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 | 350 | 358 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | ATL | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8.2 | 326 | 359 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2007 | ATL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 284 | 320 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 2008 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | BOS/STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 104 | 145 | 0.7 | 0 |
What were John Smoltz's career stats?
John Smoltz played 21 seasons for the Braves. He had 213 wins and 3,084 strikeouts with a 3.33 ERA over 3,473.0 innings. His best season was 1996: 24 wins, a 2.94 ERA and 276 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
21 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1988 to 2009
John Smoltz led MLB in wins (1996), strikeouts (pitching) (1996) and saves (2002); finished top 10 in a stat 17 times.
Championships
- 1995 World Series with the Atlanta Braves
Awards
All-time career rank
- 19th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,084)
- 90th in wins (pitching) (213)
- 86th in saves (154)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1996 (1st), 2006 (8th)
- ERA: 1996 (7th), 2007 (7th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1992 (4th), 1993 (3rd), 1995 (5th), 1996 (1st), 1997 (5th), 2006 (4th), 2007 (9th)
- Saves: 2002 (1st), 2003 (2nd), 2004 (6th)
- WHIP: 1996 (3rd), 1998 (10th), 1999 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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