John Smoltz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: May 15, 1967 in Detroit, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Waverly HS (Lansing, MI).

High School: Waverly HS (Lansing, MI)

Debut: July 23, 1988 (Age 21-069d, 15,503rd in major league history)
vs. NYM 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 30, 2009 (Age 42-138d)
vs. CIN 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 6 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2015. (Voted by BBWAA on 455/549 ballots)
View John Smoltz's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Lonnie Cooper, Myles Shoda

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: John Andrew Smoltz

Nicknames: Smoltzie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

69.0

213

155

ERA

3.33

723

481

154

3473.0

3084

WHIP

1.176

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-19 / in Starts: 16-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 94 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	61 (30-20-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 94 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (29-19-10)

Most Driven In
J Blauser	2
A Jones	1
F McGriff	1

Most Driven In By
C Jones	4
F McGriff	2
J Blauser	1
A Jones	1
K Lofton	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	278	1	Apr 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.57	-0.123	1.58	-0.07%	-0.89	P
2	279	5 (3)	Apr 5 susp	ATL		CHC	W,11-5	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.23	0.108	1.23	0.07%	1.02	P
3	280	9 (3)	Apr 10	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.24	-0.068	1.47	-0.05%	-0.62	P
4	281	13 (3)	Apr 15	ATL		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.59	-0.034	.70	-0.02%	-0.15	P
5	282	17 (3)	Apr 20	ATL	@	COL	L,2-9	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.364	.780	9	.73	0.059	.93	0.05%	0.70	P
6	283	21 (3)	Apr 26	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.357	.400	.357	.757	9	1.66	-0.107	2.02	-0.08%	-0.66	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	284	26 (4)	May 1	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.438	.849	9	.49	0.003	.58	0.00%	-0.04	P
8	285	31 (4)	May 6	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	9	1.64	-0.008	1.90	-0.01%	-0.27	P
9	286	36 (4)	May 11	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-2	GS-8	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.478	.500	.978	9	.73	0.109	.90	0.08%	1.15	P
10	287	41 (4)	May 17	ATL		STL	W,11-6	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.435	.500	.522	1.022	9	.60	0.007	.74	0.01%	-0.01	P
11	288	46 (4)	May 23	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.440	.517	.520	1.037	9	.69	0.012	.75	0.01%	0.29	P
12	289	51 (4)	May 29	ATL		SFG	L,2-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.407	.500	.481	.981	9	1.41	0.051	1.50	0.03%	0.52	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	290	56 (4)	Jun 3	ATL		SDP	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.433	.514	.533	1.048	9	1.38	0.130	1.49	0.09%	0.91	P
14	291	61 (4)	Jun 8	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.424	.500	.515	1.015	9	.77	-0.006	.64	0.00%	-0.04	P
15	292	66 (4)	Jun 14	ATL		BAL	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.475	.486	.961	9	1.07	-0.021	1.13	-0.01%	-0.43	P
16	293	70 (3)	Jun 18	ATL	@	TOR	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.475	.486	.961	3						P
17	294	74 (3)	Jun 23	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.395	.465	.474	.939	9	1.26	-0.097	1.66	-0.08%	-0.30	P
18	295	79 (4)	Jun 28	ATL		PHI	W,9-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.450	.894	9	.56	-0.024	.54	-0.01%	-0.87	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	296	84 (4)	Jul 3	ATL	@	MON	W,15-2	GS-6	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.429	.419	.847	9	.16	-0.015	.15	-0.01%	-0.63	P
20	297	88 (3)	Jul 10	ATL		NYM	L,7-10	GS-8	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.423	.413	.836	9	.95	-0.023	.64	-0.01%	-0.21	P
21	298	93 (4)	Jul 15	ATL		PHI	L,1-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.407	.396	.803	9	.88	-0.026	.59	-0.01%	-0.30	P
22	299	98 (4)	Jul 20	ATL		LAD	L,3-8	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.411	.388	.798	9	1.00	-0.003	.60	0.00%	0.02	P
23	300	103 (4)	Jul 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.365	.765	9	.73	-0.001	.46	0.00%	-0.49	P
24	301	108 (4)	Jul 30	ATL		CHC	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.387	.352	.739	9	.57	-0.033	.18	-0.01%	-0.48	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	302	113 (4)	Aug 4	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.328	.691	9	.53	-0.041	.22	-0.01%	-0.69	P
26	303	118 (4)	Aug 9	ATL		FLA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.317	.670	9	1.38	-0.029	.96	-0.01%	-0.37	P
27	304	119	Aug 10	ATL		FLA	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.353	.317	.670	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
28	305	122 (2)	Aug 13	ATL		PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.357	.323	.680	9	1.75	-0.028	.48	-0.01%	-0.21	P
29	306	126 (3)	Aug 19	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.351	.318	.670	9	.74	-0.068	.26	-0.02%	-1.10	P
30	307	130 (3)	Aug 24	ATL		CIN	L,4-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.355	.313	.669	9	.65	-0.002	.08	0.00%	-0.04	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	308	139 (8)	Sep 3	ATL		DET	L,4-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.351	.309	.659	9	.90	-0.026	.03	0.00%	-0.24	P
32	309	144 (4)	Sep 9	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	9	1.26	-0.138	.01	0.00%	-1.63	P
33	310	148 (3)	Sep 14	ATL		COL	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	9	1.73	-0.141	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
34	311	153 (4)	Sep 19	ATL		MON	W,2-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.234	.314	.273	.587	9	.80	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
35	312	161 (7)	Sep 27	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.307	.266	.573	9	1.03	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
							16-19		94	79	10	18	3	0	0	4	9	0	22	0	6	0	1	0	1	1	.228	.307	.266	.573		.98	-0.610	.75	-0.10%	-7.38

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