John Smoltz
1988–2009 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
735G
.159AVG
.226OBP
.207SLG
More career statistics
151H
5HR
61RBI
3SB
213–155W–L
3,473.0IP
3,084K
3.33ERA
481GS
154SV
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 1,167 | 948 | 77 | 151 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 79 | 365 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 196 | .159 | .226 | .207 | .433 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,473.0 | 723 | 481 | 53 | 213 | 155 | 154 | 3,074 | 1,391 | 1,284 | 288 | 1,010 | 3,084 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 1.176 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1999-04-12 to 1999-05-05
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 2005-04-10 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1992-05-24 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1990-06-21 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 370 | 553 | 78 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 173 | .175 | .206 | .222 |
| Away | 365 | 614 | 73 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 192 | .145 | .189 | .193 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 103 | 169 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54 | .156 | .195 | .213 |
| May | 123 | 207 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 56 | .197 | .251 | .268 |
| June | 120 | 188 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 59 | .200 | .229 | .277 |
| July | 130 | 189 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 62 | .133 | .169 | .165 |
| August | 137 | 220 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 73 | .144 | .177 | .171 |
| September | 112 | 182 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 57 | .131 | .165 | .159 |
| October | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 72 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 34 | .099 | .141 | .111 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 64 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .174 | .210 | .217 |
| florida-marlins | 58 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .160 | .167 | .180 |
| montreal-expos | 52 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | .151 | .235 | .283 |
| san-diego-padres | 49 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 32 | .169 | .204 | .247 |
| san-francisco-giants | 49 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | .072 | .149 | .087 |
| cincinnati-reds | 47 | 101 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | .193 | .218 | .229 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 47 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 37 | .244 | .283 | .321 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Atlanta Braves | 12 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | .118 | 64 | 37 |
| 1989 | Atlanta Braves | 33 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | .113 | 208 | 168 |
| 1990 | Atlanta Braves | 38 | 74 | 12 | – | 4 | 1 | .162 | 231 | 170 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Braves | 38 | 65 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .108 | 229 | 148 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 4 | – | .160 | 246 | 215 |
| 1993 | Atlanta Braves | 35 | 71 | 13 | – | 4 | 1 | .183 | 243 | 208 |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves | 21 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | .162 | 134 | 113 |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 56 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .107 | 192 | 193 |
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves | 35 | 78 | 17 | 1 | 12 | – | .218 | 253 | 276 |
| 1997 | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 79 | 18 | – | 4 | 1 | .228 | 256 | 241 |
| 1998 | Atlanta Braves | 26 | 51 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .196 | 167 | 173 |
| 1999 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .274 | 186 | 156 |
| 2001 | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 59 | 57 |
| 2002 | Atlanta Braves | 75 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 80 | 85 |
| 2003 | Atlanta Braves | 62 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 64 | 73 |
| 2004 | Atlanta Braves | 73 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 81 | 85 |
| 2005 | Atlanta Braves | 33 | 68 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .147 | 229 | 169 |
| 2006 | Atlanta Braves | 35 | 64 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .125 | 232 | 211 |
| 2007 | Atlanta Braves | 32 | 54 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .093 | 205 | 197 |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves | 6 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 28 | 36 |
| 2009 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .067 | 78 | 73 |