John Smoltz
Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 1967 Detroit, USADebut 1988Team STL8x All-StarDraft 1985 R22 #574 Detroit Tigers, Waverly HS (Lansing, MI)
Awards: Branch Rickey Award, Cy Young Award, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, NLCS MVP, Roberto Clemente Award, Rolaids Relief Man Award, Silver Slugger
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2009 | STL | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.067 | 0.125 | 0.067 | 0.192 | -57.2 |
| 2008 | ATL | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -120.9 |
| 2007 | ATL | 32 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.093 | 0.109 | 0.111 | 0.220 | -52.7 |
| 2006 | ATL | 35 | 86 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0.125 | 0.176 | 0.172 | 0.348 | -13.7 |
| 2005 | ATL | 33 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0.147 | 0.183 | 0.206 | 0.389 | -11.9 |
| 2004 | ATL | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -131.1 |
| 2003 | ATL | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -130.5 |
| 2002 | ATL | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -136.8 |
| 2001 | ATL | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 | -69.1 |
| 1999 | ATL | 29 | 72 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0.274 | 0.338 | 0.387 | 0.725 | 85.9 |
| 1998 | ATL | 26 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0.196 | 0.317 | 0.216 | 0.532 | 51.5 |
| 1997 | ATL | 36 | 94 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 0.228 | 0.307 | 0.266 | 0.573 | 52.5 |
| 1996 | ATL | 35 | 98 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0.218 | 0.253 | 0.295 | 0.548 | 35.0 |
| 1995 | ATL | 29 | 69 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0.107 | 0.206 | 0.107 | 0.313 | -17.2 |
| 1994 | ATL | 21 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.162 | 0.244 | 0.270 | 0.514 | 30.8 |
| 1993 | ATL | 35 | 91 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 0.183 | 0.275 | 0.197 | 0.472 | 32.0 |
| 1992 | ATL | 36 | 91 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0.160 | 0.222 | 0.200 | 0.422 | 8.7 |
| 1991 | ATL | 38 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0.108 | 0.171 | 0.154 | 0.325 | -18.1 |
| 1990 | ATL | 38 | 87 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 0.162 | 0.225 | 0.189 | 0.414 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | ATL | 33 | 74 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0.113 | 0.191 | 0.210 | 0.401 | 9.6 |
| 1988 | ATL | 12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.118 | 0.167 | 0.176 | 0.343 | -13.8 |
| Career | | 735 | 1167 | 77 | 151 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 79 | 365 | 0.159 | 0.226 | 0.207 | 0.433 | 10.9 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2009 | STL | 3 | 8 | 6.35 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 78.0 | 344 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 91.8 | | |
| 2008 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 28.0 | 117 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 112.7 | | |
| 2007 | ATL | 14 | 8 | 3.11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 205.7 | 853 | 18 | 47 | 197 | 112.1 | | |
| 2006 | ATL | 16 | 9 | 3.49 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 232.0 | 960 | 23 | 55 | 211 | 109.9 | | |
| 2005 | ATL | 14 | 7 | 3.06 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 229.7 | 931 | 18 | 53 | 169 | 113.8 | | |
| 2004 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 2.76 | 73 | 0 | 44 | 81.7 | 323 | 8 | 13 | 85 | | | |
| 2003 | ATL | 0 | 2 | 1.12 | 62 | 0 | 45 | 64.3 | 244 | 2 | 8 | 73 | | | |
| 2002 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 3.25 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 80.3 | 314 | 4 | 24 | 85 | | | |
| 2001 | ATL | 3 | 3 | 3.36 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 59.0 | 238 | 7 | 10 | 57 | | | |
| 1999 | ATL | 11 | 8 | 3.19 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 186.3 | 746 | 14 | 40 | 156 | | | |
| 1998 | ATL | 17 | 3 | 2.90 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 167.7 | 681 | 10 | 44 | 173 | | | |
| 1997 | ATL | 15 | 12 | 3.02 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 256.0 | 1043 | 21 | 63 | 241 | | | |
| 1996 | ATL | 24 | 8 | 2.94 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 253.7 | 995 | 19 | 55 | 276 | | | |
| 1995 | ATL | 12 | 7 | 3.18 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 192.7 | 808 | 15 | 72 | 193 | | | |
| 1994 | ATL | 6 | 10 | 4.14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 134.7 | 568 | 15 | 48 | 113 | | | |
| 1993 | ATL | 15 | 11 | 3.62 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 243.7 | 1028 | 23 | 100 | 208 | | | |
| 1992 | ATL | 15 | 12 | 2.85 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 246.7 | 1021 | 17 | 80 | 215 | | | |
| 1991 | ATL | 14 | 13 | 3.80 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 229.7 | 947 | 16 | 77 | 148 | | | |
| 1990 | ATL | 14 | 11 | 3.85 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 231.3 | 966 | 20 | 90 | 170 | | | |
| 1989 | ATL | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 208.0 | 847 | 15 | 72 | 168 | | | |
| 1988 | ATL | 2 | 7 | 5.48 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 64.0 | 297 | 10 | 33 | 37 | | | |
| Career | | 213 | 155 | 3.33 | 723 | 481 | 154 | 3473.0 | 14271 | 288 | 1010 | 3084 | 109.8 | | 109.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2009 | STL | P | 15 | 78 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | ATL | P | 6 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | |
| 2007 | ATL | P | 32 | 206 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0.941 | |
| 2006 | ATL | P | 35 | 232 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0.964 | |
| 2005 | ATL | P | 33 | 230 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 2004 | ATL | P | 73 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | ATL | P | 62 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2002 | ATL | P | 75 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2001 | ATL | P | 36 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.938 | |
| 1999 | ATL | P | 29 | 186 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0.975 | |
| 1998 | ATL | P | 26 | 168 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | ATL | P | 35 | 256 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0.968 | |
| 1996 | ATL | P | 35 | 254 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0.982 | |
| 1995 | ATL | P | 29 | 193 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.938 | |
| 1994 | ATL | P | 21 | 135 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.966 | |
| 1993 | ATL | P | 35 | 244 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1992 | ATL | P | 35 | 247 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0.980 | |
| 1991 | ATL | P | 36 | 230 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.980 | |
| 1990 | ATL | P | 34 | 231 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0.946 | |
| 1989 | ATL | P | 29 | 208 | 23 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0.887 | |
| 1988 | ATL | P | 12 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.600 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.286 | 0.375 | 0.286 | 0.661 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1996 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.273 | 0.273 | 0.273 | 0.545 |
| 1995 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 1992 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 1991 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.143 | 0.250 | 0.143 | 0.393 |
| Career | 42 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0.214 | 0.254 | 0.232 | 0.486 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.14 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.33 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 5.16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22.7 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 1.15 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.3 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0.93 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 0.95 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 38.0 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1.53 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2.05 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2.67 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 33.7 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 1.31 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1.52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29.7 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1.04 |
| Career | 15 | 4 | 2.67 | 41 | 27 | 4 | 209.0 | 172 | 17 | 67 | 199 | 1.14 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2009 | BOS | $5,500,000 |
| 2008 | ATL | $14,000,000 |
| 2007 | ATL | $8,000,000 |
| 2006 | ATL | $11,000,000 |
| 2005 | ATL | $9,000,000 |
| 2004 | ATL | $11,666,667 |
| 2003 | ATL | $10,666,667 |
| 2002 | ATL | $7,666,667 |
| 2001 | ATL | $8,000,000 |
| 2000 | ATL | $8,500,000 |
| 1999 | ATL | $7,750,000 |
| 1998 | ATL | $7,750,000 |
| 1997 | ATL | $7,000,000 |
| 1996 | ATL | $6,000,000 |
| 1995 | ATL | $4,894,445 |
| 1994 | ATL | $3,250,000 |
| 1993 | ATL | $2,700,000 |
| 1992 | ATL | $1,600,000 |
| 1991 | ATL | $355,000 |
| 1990 | ATL | $210,000 |
| 1989 | ATL | $86,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.