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Full Name: John Andrew Smoltz Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/210 First Game: July 23, 1988
Birthdate: May 15, 1967 MLB Experience: 18 years
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Bat/Throw: Right/Right


Biography

Born on May 15, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, Boston Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz (John Andrew Smoltz) played for the Atlanta Braves for the first 20 years of his career before joining the Sox in January 2009. Smoltz broke into the bigs on July 23, 1988 with the Braves, and put up a 5.48 ERA in 64 innings pitched in 1988, his rookie year.

Most people believe that John Smoltz's best season was 1996, when he posted a 2.94 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 276 batters.

Smoltz is the first pitcher ever to record 200 wins and 150 saves, having made a remarkable transition from an ace starter to one of the game's best closers—and then back to a starter again—in the 2000s.

Scouting Report

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1988 ATL N 12 12 2 7 5.48 37 40 39 0 0 0 64 74 10 33 4 2 2
1989 ATL N 29 29 12 11 2.94 168 79 68 5 0 0 208 160 15 72 2 8 2
1990 ATL N 34 34 14 11 3.85 170 109 99 6 2 0 231.1 206 20 90 3 14 1
1991 ATL N 36 36 14 13 3.80 148 101 97 5 0 0 229.2 206 16 77 1 20 3
1992 ATL N 35 35 15 12 2.85 215 90 78 9 3 0 246.2 206 17 80 5 17 5
1993 ATL N 35 35 15 11 3.62 208 104 98 3 1 0 243.2 208 23 100 12 13 6
1994 ATL N 21 21 6 10 4.14 113 69 62 1 0 0 134.2 120 15 48 4 7 4
1995 ATL N 29 29 12 7 3.18 193 76 68 2 1 0 192.2 166 15 72 8 13 4
1996 ATL N 35 35 24 8 2.94 276 93 83 6 2 0 253.2 199 19 55 3 10 2
1997 ATL N 35 35 15 12 3.02 241 97 86 7 2 0 256 234 21 63 9 10 1
1998 ATL N 26 26 17 3 2.90 173 58 54 2 2 0 167.2 145 10 44 2 3 4
1999 ATL N 29 29 11 8 3.19 156 70 66 1 1 0 186.1 168 14 40 2 2 4
2001 ATL N 36 5 3 3 3.36 57 24 22 0 0 10 59 53 7 10 2 0 2
2002 ATL N 75 0 3 2 3.25 85 30 29 0 0 55 80.1 59 4 24 1 1 0
2003 ATL N 62 0 0 2 1.12 73 9 8 0 0 45 64.1 48 2 8 1 2 0
2004 ATL N 73 0 0 1 2.76 85 25 25 0 0 44 81.2 75 8 13 2 6 0
2005 ATL N 33 33 14 7 3.06 169 83 78 3 1 0 229.2 210 18 53 7 2 1
2006 ATL N 35 35 16 9 3.49 211 93 90 3 1 0 232 221 23 55 4 5 9
Total 670 429 193 137 3.27 2778 1250 1150 53 16 154 3161.1 2758 257 937 72 135 50

Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1988 ATL N P 12 12 64 4 6 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 1.000
1989 ATL N P 29 29 208 23 32 7 2 0 1 14 7 3 .887
1990 ATL N P 34 34 231.1 26 27 3 4 0 2 31 10 2 .946
1991 ATL N P 36 36 229.2 15 34 1 1 0 1 14 13 2 .980
1992 ATL N P 35 35 246.2 23 26 1 3 0 3 11 7 2 .980
1993 ATL N P 35 35 243.2 29 23 0 1 0 5 12 5 0 1.000
1994 ATL N P 21 21 134.2 10 18 1 1 0 1 2 4 1 .966
1995 ATL N P 29 29 192.2 12 18 2 0 0 2 10 4 1 .938
1996 ATL N P 35 35 253.2 27 27 1 2 0 2 10 13 1 .982
1997 ATL N P 35 35 256 29 31 2 2 0 1 14 11 1 .968
1998 ATL N P 26 26 167.2 12 20 0 2 0 1 8 2 0 1.000
1999 ATL N P 29 29 186.1 9 30 1 3 0 1 9 7 1 .975
2001 ATL N P 36 5 59 8 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .938
2002 ATL N P 75 0 80.1 11 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
2003 ATL N P 62 0 64.1 4 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
2004 ATL N P 73 0 81.2 9 9 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1.000
2005 ATL N P 33 33 229.2 22 31 0 4 0 3 10 6 0 1.000
2006 ATL N P 35 35 232 20 33 2 1 0 0 10 4 0 .964
Total P 670 429 3161.1 293 389 22 28 0 26 167 97 14 .969

Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1988 ATL N 12 17 1 2 0 0 .118 .167 .176 1 0 1 8 0 3 0 0 0
1989 ATL N 33 62 6 7 1 6 .113 .191 .210 1 1 6 23 0 6 0 0 0
1990 ATL N 38 74 7 12 0 4 .162 .225 .189 2 0 6 32 0 7 1 0 2
1991 ATL N 38 65 7 7 0 3 .108 .171 .154 3 0 5 28 0 8 0 0 0
1992 ATL N 36 75 7 12 1 4 .160 .222 .200 0 0 6 32 0 10 0 0 1
1993 ATL N 35 71 2 13 0 4 .183 .275 .197 1 0 9 24 0 11 1 0 2
1994 ATL N 21 37 6 6 1 1 .162 .244 .270 1 0 4 14 0 6 0 0 1
1995 ATL N 29 56 5 6 0 1 .107 .206 .107 0 0 7 25 0 6 0 0 0
1996 ATL N 35 78 3 17 1 12 .218 .253 .295 3 0 3 26 1 15 0 0 0
1997 ATL N 36 79 10 18 0 4 .228 .307 .266 3 0 9 22 0 6 1 0 0
1998 ATL N 26 51 4 10 0 5 .196 .317 .216 1 0 8 16 1 8 0 0 1
1999 ATL N 29 62 11 17 1 7 .274 .338 .387 4 0 5 28 1 4 0 0 1
2001 ATL N 36 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1
2002 ATL N 75 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 ATL N 62 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 ATL N 73 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2005 ATL N 33 68 1 10 0 3 .147 .183 .206 2 1 3 26 0 12 0 0 3
2006 ATL N 35 64 5 8 0 4 .125 .176 .172 3 0 4 27 0 18 0 0 2
Total 682 871 75 145 5 58 .166 .236 .217 25 2 77 337 3 122 3 0 14

Transactions

  • Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985 - signed September 22, 1985).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Doyle Alexander (August 12, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 1996).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (November 20, 1996).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 4, 2001).

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