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).