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John Smoltz
John Andrew Smoltz
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 15, 1967 in Detroit, MI
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed September 22, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 23, 1988
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1988 21 ATL NL 2 7 .222 5.48 12 12 0 0 0 0 64.0 74 40 39 10 33 4 37 2 1 2 297 67 1.672 10.4 1.4 4.6 5.2 1.12
1989 22 ATL NL 12 11 .522 2.94 29 29 0 5 0 0 208.0 160 79 68 15 72 2 168 2 3 8 847 124 1.115 6.9 0.6 3.1 7.3 2.33 AS
1990 23 ATL NL 14 11 .560 3.85 34 34 0 6 2 0 231.1 206 109 99 20 90 3 170 1 3 14 966 104 1.280 8.0 0.8 3.5 6.6 1.89
1991 24 ATL NL 14 13 .519 3.80 36 36 0 5 0 0 229.2 206 101 97 16 77 1 148 3 2 20 947 103 1.232 8.1 0.6 3.0 5.8 1.92
1992 25 ATL NL 15 12 .556 2.85 35 35 0 9 3 0 246.2 206 90 78 17 80 5 215 5 1 17 1021 129 1.159 7.5 0.6 2.9 7.8 2.69 AS
1993 26 ATL NL 15 11 .577 3.62 35 35 0 3 1 0 243.2 208 104 98 23 100 12 208 6 1 13 1028 112 1.264 7.7 0.8 3.7 7.7 2.08 AS
1994 27 ATL NL 6 10 .375 4.14 21 21 0 1 0 0 134.2 120 69 62 15 48 4 113 4 0 7 568 102 1.248 8.0 1.0 3.2 7.6 2.35
1995 28 ATL NL 12 7 .632 3.18 29 29 0 2 1 0 192.2 166 76 68 15 72 8 193 4 0 13 808 134 1.235 7.8 0.7 3.4 9.0 2.68
1996 29 ATL NL 24 8 .750 2.94 35 35 0 6 2 0 253.2 199 93 83 19 55 3 276 2 1 10 995 149 1.001 7.1 0.7 2.0 9.8 5.02 AS,CYA-1,MVP-11
1997 30 ATL NL 15 12 .556 3.02 35 35 0 7 2 0 256.0 234 97 86 21 63 9 241 1 1 10 1043 138 1.160 8.2 0.7 2.2 8.5 3.83 SS
1998 31 ATL NL 17 3 .850 2.90 26 26 0 2 2 0 167.2 145 58 54 10 44 2 173 4 1 3 681 143 1.127 7.8 0.5 2.4 9.3 3.93 CYA-4
1999 32 ATL NL 11 8 .579 3.19 29 29 0 1 1 0 186.1 168 70 66 14 40 2 156 4 0 2 746 140 1.116 8.1 0.7 1.9 7.5 3.90
2001 34 ATL NL 3 3 .500 3.36 36 5 20 0 0 10 59.0 53 24 22 7 10 2 57 2 0 0 238 133 1.068 8.1 1.1 1.5 8.7 5.70
2002 35 ATL NL 3 2 .600 3.25 75 0 68 0 0 55 80.1 59 30 29 4 24 1 85 0 1 1 314 128 1.033 6.6 0.4 2.7 9.5 3.54 AS,CYA-3,MVP-8
2003 36 ATL NL 0 2 .000 1.12 62 0 55 0 0 45 64.1 48 9 8 2 8 1 73 0 0 2 244 383 0.870 6.7 0.3 1.1 10.2 9.13 AS,MVP-18
2004 37 ATL NL 0 1 .000 2.76 73 0 61 0 0 44 81.2 75 25 25 8 13 2 85 0 0 6 323 157 1.078 8.3 0.9 1.4 9.4 6.54 MVP-21
2005 38 ATL NL 14 7 .667 3.06 33 33 0 3 1 0 229.2 210 83 78 18 53 7 169 1 1 2 931 138 1.145 8.2 0.7 2.1 6.6 3.19 AS
2006 39 ATL NL 16 9 .640 3.49 35 35 0 3 1 0 232.0 221 93 90 23 55 4 211 9 0 5 960 127 1.190 8.6 0.9 2.1 8.2 3.84 CYA-7
2007 40 ATL NL 14 8 .636 3.11 32 32 0 0 0 0 205.2 196 78 71 18 47 9 197 4 0 8 853 137 1.182 8.6 0.8 2.1 8.6 4.19 AS,CYA-6
2008 41 ATL NL 3 2 .600 2.57 6 5 0 0 0 0 28.0 25 8 8 2 8 1 36 0 0 2 117 165 1.179 8.0 0.6 2.6 11.6 4.50
2009 42 BOS AL 0 1 .000 6.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 10 6 6 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 39 77 1.333 10.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 3.50
21 Seasons 210 148 .587 3.27 710 468 204 53 16 154 3404.0 2989 1342 1235 277 994 82 3018 55 16 145 13966 127 1.170 7.9 0.7 2.6 8.0 3.04
162 Game Avg. 12 9 .587 3.27 41 27 12 3 1 9 196 173 77 71 16 57 5 174 3 1 8 806 127 1.170 7.9 0.7 2.6 8.0 3.04
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
ATL (20 yrs) 210 147 .588 3.26 708 466 204 53 16 154 3395.0 2979 1336 1229 277 992 82 3011 54 16 145 13927 127 1.170 7.9 0.7 2.6 8.0 3.04
BOS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 10 6 6 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 39 77 1.333 10.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 3.50
NL (20 yrs) 210 147 .588 3.26 708 466 204 53 16 154 3395.0 2979 1336 1229 277 992 82 3011 54 16 145 13927 127 1.170 7.9 0.7 2.6 8.0 3.04
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 10 6 6 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 39 77 1.333 10.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 3.50

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1991 24 ATL NL NLCS W PIT 2 0 1.000 1.76 2 2 0 1 1 0 15.1 14 3 3 2 3 0 15 0 0 0 64 1.109 8.2 1.2 1.8 8.8 5.00
1991 24 ATL NL WS L MIN 0 0 1.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.1 13 2 2 1 1 0 11 1 0 0 56 0.977 8.2 0.6 0.6 6.9 11.00
1992 25 ATL NL NLCS W PIT 2 0 1.000 2.66 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.1 14 7 6 1 10 2 19 0 0 1 83 1.180 6.2 0.4 4.4 8.4 1.90
1992 25 ATL NL WS L TOR 1 0 1.000 2.70 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 13 5 4 0 7 0 12 0 0 2 58 1.500 8.8 0.0 4.7 8.1 1.71
1993 26 ATL NL NLCS L PHI 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.1 8 2 0 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 33 2.053 11.4 0.0 7.1 14.2 2.00
1995 28 ATL NL NLDS W COL 0 0 7.94 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 5 5 5 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 24 1.059 7.9 3.2 1.6 9.5 6.00
1995 28 ATL NL NLCS W CIN 0 0 2.57 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 28 1.286 9.0 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.00
1995 28 ATL NL WS W CLE 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 4 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 15 3.429 23.1 0.0 7.7 15.4 2.00
1996 29 ATL NL NLDS W LAD 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 33 0.667 4.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 3.50
1996 29 ATL NL NLCS W STL 2 0 1.000 1.20 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 12 2 2 0 3 0 12 0 0 2 59 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 7.2 4.00
1996 29 ATL NL WS L NYY 1 1 .500 0.64 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 6 2 1 0 8 0 14 0 0 0 56 1.000 3.9 0.0 5.1 9.0 1.75
1997 30 ATL NL NLDS W HOU 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 32 0.444 3.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 11.00
1997 30 ATL NL NLCS L FLA 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 5 5 1 5 2 9 0 0 0 27 1.667 7.5 1.5 7.5 13.5 1.80
1998 31 ATL NL NLDS W CHC 1 0 1.000 1.17 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 27 0.652 5.9 1.2 0.0 7.0
1998 31 ATL NL NLCS L SDP 0 0 3.95 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 13 6 6 2 6 0 13 0 0 0 59 1.390 8.6 1.3 4.0 8.6 2.17
1999 32 ATL NL NLDS W HOU 1 0 1.000 5.14 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 4 4 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 32 1.286 7.7 2.6 3.9 3.9 1.00
1999 32 ATL NL NLCS W NYM 0 0 6.23 3 1 1 0 0 1 8.2 8 6 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 34 0.923 8.3 2.1 0.0 8.3
1999 32 ATL NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 3 0 3 1 11 0 0 0 30 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 14.1 3.67
2001 34 ATL NL NLDS W HOU 0 0 2.25 3 0 3 0 0 2 4.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0.750 6.8 2.3 0.0 6.8
2001 34 ATL NL NLCS L ARI 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
2002 35 ATL NL NLDS L SFG 0 0 2.70 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 13 1.200 5.4 2.7 5.4 18.9 3.50
2003 36 ATL NL NLDS L CHC 1 0 1.000 6.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 3.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
2004 37 ATL NL NLDS L HOU 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 20 1.200 7.2 0.0 3.6 7.2 2.00
2005 38 ATL NL NLDS L HOU 1 0 1.000 1.29 1 1 0 7.0 7 1 0 1 5 1.143 9.0 0.0 1.3 6.4 5.00
13 Seasons (24 Series) 15 4 .789 2.65 40 27 11 2 1 4 207.0 168 65 61 17 67 5 194 3 0 6 818 1.135 7.3 0.7 2.9 8.4 2.90
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 NLDS 7 0 1.000 2.52 15 6 8 1 0 3 60.2 43 16 17 8 12 0 53 2 0 1 207 0.907 6.4 1.2 1.8 7.9 4.42
9 NLCS 6 2 .750 2.83 17 13 3 1 1 1 95.1 81 33 30 8 34 4 89 0 0 3 396 1.206 7.6 0.8 3.2 8.4 2.62
5 WS 2 2 .500 2.47 8 8 0 0 0 0 51.0 44 16 14 1 21 1 52 1 0 2 215 1.275 7.8 0.2 3.7 9.2 2.48

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1988 21 ATL NL 12 21 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .118 .167 .176 .343 -3 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1989 22 ATL NL 33 74 62 6 7 1 1 1 6 0 0 6 23 .113 .191 .210 .401 14 13 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS
1990 23 ATL NL 38 87 74 7 12 2 0 0 4 1 0 6 32 .162 .225 .189 .414 13 14 2 0 7 0 0 1
1991 24 ATL NL 38 78 65 7 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 28 .108 .171 .154 .325 -10 10 0 0 8 0 0 1
1992 25 ATL NL 36 91 75 7 12 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 32 .160 .222 .200 .422 18 15 1 0 10 0 0 1 AS
1993 26 ATL NL 35 91 71 2 13 1 0 0 4 1 1 9 24 .183 .275 .197 .472 29 14 2 0 11 0 0 1 AS
1994 27 ATL NL 21 47 37 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 14 .162 .244 .270 .514 33 10 1 0 6 0 0 1
1995 28 ATL NL 29 69 56 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 25 .107 .206 .107 .313 -15 6 0 0 6 0 0 1
1996 29 ATL NL 35 98 78 3 17 3 0 1 12 0 0 3 26 .218 .253 .295 .548 41 23 0 1 15 1 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-11
1997 30 ATL NL 35 94 79 10 18 3 0 0 4 1 1 9 22 .228 .307 .266 .573 51 21 0 0 6 0 0 1 SS
1998 31 ATL NL 25 68 51 4 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 16 .196 .317 .216 .532 44 11 1 1 8 0 0 1 CYA-4
1999 32 ATL NL 29 72 62 11 17 4 0 1 7 0 0 5 28 .274 .338 .387 .725 84 24 1 1 4 0 0 1
2001 34 ATL NL 35 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -64 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
2002 35 ATL NL 72 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-8
2003 36 ATL NL 58 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-18
2004 37 ATL NL 69 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-21
2005 38 ATL NL 32 83 68 1 10 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 26 .147 .183 .206 .389 2 14 3 0 12 0 0 1 AS
2006 39 ATL NL 33 86 64 5 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 27 .125 .176 .172 .348 -10 11 2 0 18 0 0 1 CYA-7
2007 40 ATL NL 30 68 54 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .093 .109 .111 .220 -42 6 0 0 13 0 0 1 AS,CYA-6
2008 41 ATL NL 6 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 /1
2009 42 BOS AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
21 Seasons 702 1153 935 76 150 26 2 5 61 3 2 78 360 .160 .227 .209 .436 17 195 15 3 136 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 266 216 18 35 6 0 1 14 1 0 18 83 .160 .227 .209 .436 17 45 3 1 31 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
ATL (20 yrs) 701 1151 933 76 150 26 2 5 61 3 2 78 358 .161 .228 .209 .437 17 195 15 3 136 1 0
BOS (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (20 yrs) 701 1151 933 76 150 26 2 5 61 3 2 78 358 .161 .228 .209 .437 17 195 15 3 136 1 0
AL (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1991 24 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 2 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .200 .333 .200 .533 1 0 0 1 0 0
1991 24 ATL NL WS MIN L 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 25 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 3 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0 0 0 0 0
1992 25 ATL NL WS TOR L 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1993 26 ATL NL NLCS PHI L 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 28 ATL NL NLDS COL W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 28 ATL NL NLCS CIN W 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 28 ATL NL WS CLE W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 29 ATL NL NLDS LAD W 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1996 29 ATL NL NLCS STL W 2 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 1 0 0 0 0
1996 29 ATL NL WS NYY L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 30 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 30 ATL NL NLCS FLA L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 31 ATL NL NLDS CHC W 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 31 ATL NL NLCS SDP L 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 32 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 3 0 0 1 0 0
1999 32 ATL NL NLCS NYM W 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 32 ATL NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 34 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 34 ATL NL NLCS ARI L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 35 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 36 ATL NL NLDS CHC L 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 37 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 38 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
13 Seasons (24 Series) 41 64 57 3 12 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 20 .211 .250 .228 .478 13 2 0 4 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
10 NLDS 15 21 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 .278 .294 .572 5 0 0 3 0 0
9 NLCS 17 35 32 2 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 13 .219 .265 .219 .483 7 1 0 1 0 0
5 WS 9 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1988 ATL NL 21 P 12 12 64.0 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.41 0.83 .950 1.95 0.69
1989 ATL NL 22 P 29 29 208.0 62 23 32 7 2 .887 2.38 1.90 .950 1.87 0.63 AS
1990 ATL NL 23 P 34 34 231.1 56 26 27 3 4 .946 2.06 1.56 .957 1.80 0.58
1991 ATL NL 24 P 36 36 229.2 50 15 34 1 1 .980 1.92 1.36 .954 1.86 0.59
1992 ATL NL 25 P 35 35 246.2 50 23 26 1 3 .980 1.79 1.40 .952 1.94 0.60 AS
1993 ATL NL 26 P 35 35 243.2 52 29 23 0 1 1.000 1.92 1.49 .950 1.84 0.54 AS
1994 ATL NL 27 P 21 21 134.2 29 10 18 1 1 .966 1.87 1.33 .959 1.86 0.54
1995 ATL NL 28 P 29 29 192.2 32 12 18 2 0 .938 1.40 1.03 .956 1.84 0.51
1996 ATL NL 29 P 35 35 253.2 55 27 27 1 2 .982 1.92 1.54 .953 1.84 0.52 AS,CYA-1,MVP-11
1997 ATL NL 30 P 35 35 256.0 62 29 31 2 2 .968 2.11 1.71 .952 1.85 0.52 SS
1998 ATL NL 31 P 26 26 167.2 32 12 20 0 2 1.000 1.72 1.23 .959 1.85 0.54 CYA-4
1999 ATL NL 32 P 29 29 186.1 40 9 30 1 3 .975 1.88 1.34 .950 1.72 0.48
2001 ATL NL 34 P 36 5 59.0 16 8 7 1 0 .938 2.29 0.42 .962 1.75 0.46
2002 ATL NL 35 P 75 0 80.1 22 11 11 0 0 1.000 2.46 0.29 .964 1.83 0.48 AS,CYA-3,MVP-8
2003 ATL NL 36 P 62 0 64.1 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.40 0.16 .960 1.85 0.48 AS,MVP-18
2004 ATL NL 37 P 73 0 81.2 18 9 9 0 0 1.000 1.98 0.25 .961 1.84 0.47 MVP-21
2005 ATL NL 38 P 33 33 229.2 53 22 31 0 4 1.000 2.08 1.61 .958 1.75 0.46 AS
2006 ATL NL 39 P 35 35 232.0 55 20 33 2 1 .964 2.06 1.51 .956 1.72 0.43 CYA-7
2007 ATL NL 40 P 32 32 205.2 51 19 29 3 1 .941 2.10 1.50 .967 1.68 0.40 AS,CYA-6
2008 ATL NL 41 P 6 5 28.0 8 2 3 3 0 .625 1.61 0.83 .975 1.74 0.43
2009 BOS AL 42 P 2 2 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 1.50 .967 1.60 0.45
21 Seasons P 710 468 3404.0 766 315 423 28 29 .963 1.95 1.04 .956 1.82 0.51
21 Seasons TOT 710 468 3404.0 766 315 423 28 29 .963 1.95 1.04 .919 1.82 0.51
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1989 *
1992 *
1993 *
1996 (P)
2002 *
2003
2005 *
2007

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1992-NL-NLCS MVP
1996-NL-Cy Young
1996-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
2002-NL-Rolaids Relief
2005-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
2005-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
2007-ML-Branch Rickey Award

Silver Sluggers
1997-NL-P

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1996-NL-11-8%
2002-NL-8-28%
2003-NL-18-2%
2004-NL-21-1%
0.39 Career Shares (501st)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1996-NL--1--97%
1998-NL--4--6%
2002-NL--3--13%
2006-NL--7--2%
2007-NL--6--1%
1 Cy Young
1.19 Career Shares (39th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1995 NL--3.176--7th
1996 NL--2.945--4th
1997 NL--3.023--10th
1998 NL--2.899--6th
1999 NL--3.188--5th
2005 NL--3.057--8th
2006 NL--3.491--7th
2007 NL--3.107--4th
Active--3.265--6th

Wins s c a p y
1990 NL--14--7th
1992 NL--15--7th
1996 NL--24--1st
1997 NL--15--9th
1998 NL--17--6th
2006 NL--16--1st
Active--210--6th
Career--210--93rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1995 NL--.632--9th
1996 NL--.750--1st
1998 NL--.850--1st
2005 NL--.667--4th
2006 NL--.640--9th
Active--.587--19th
Career--.587--158th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1989 NL--1.115--8th
1992 NL--1.160--9th
1996 NL--1.001--2nd
1997 NL--1.160--9th
1998 NL--1.127--6th
1999 NL--1.116--4th
2005 NL--1.145--7th
2006 NL--1.190--7th
2007 NL--1.182--6th
Active--1.170--5th
Career--1.170--84th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1989 NL--6.923--4th
1992 NL--7.516--6th
1993 NL--7.683--4th
1994 NL--8.020--9th
1995 NL--7.754--7th
1996 NL--7.060--2nd
1998 NL--7.783--5th
1999 NL--8.114--7th
Active--7.903--11th
Career--7.903--90th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1996 NL--1.951--6th
1997 NL--2.215--8th
1999 NL--1.932--5th
2006 NL--2.134--8th
2007 NL--2.057--3rd
Active--2.628--25th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1989 NL--7.269--6th
1990 NL--6.614--7th
1992 NL--7.845--3rd
1993 NL--7.683--2nd
1994 NL--7.552--9th
1995 NL--9.016--2nd
1996 NL--9.792--1st
1997 NL--8.473--5th
1998 NL--9.286--3rd
2006 NL--8.185--9th
2007 NL--8.621--5th
Active--7.979--14th
Career--7.979--27th

Games Played s c a p y
Active--710--12th
Career--710--77th

Saves s c a p y
2002 NL--55--1st
2003 NL--45--2nd
2004 NL--44--4th
Active--154--15th
Career--154--62nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1990 NL--231.3--5th
1991 NL--229.7--9th
1992 NL--246.7--3rd
1993 NL--243.7--3rd
1996 NL--253.7--1st
1997 NL--256.0--1st
2005 NL--229.7--5th
2006 NL--232.0--4th
Active--3404.0--4th
Career--3404.0--80th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1989 NL--168--9th
1990 NL--170--6th
1992 NL--215--1st
1993 NL--208--2nd
1995 NL--193--2nd
1996 NL--276--1st
1997 NL--241--3rd
1998 NL--173--8th
2006 NL--211--3rd
2007 NL--197--3rd
Active--3018--3rd
Career--3018--16th

Games Started s c a p y
1990 NL--34--4th
1991 NL--36--2nd
1992 NL--35--1st
1993 NL--35--4th
1996 NL--35--2nd
1997 NL--35--1st
2006 NL--35--1st
Active--468--4th
Career--468--65th

Complete Games s c a p y
1990 NL--6--8th
1991 NL--5--7th
1992 NL--9--4th
1996 NL--6--2nd
1997 NL--7--3rd
2005 NL--3--6th
2006 NL--3--5th
Active--53--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1990 NL--2--9th
1992 NL--3--8th
1996 NL--2--2nd
1997 NL--2--5th
1998 NL--2--5th
1999 NL--1--8th
2005 NL--1--8th
2006 NL--1--7th
Active--16--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1990 NL--20--10th
1992 NL--17--8th
1993 NL--23--8th
Active--277--9th
Career--277--64th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1990 NL--90--1st
1991 NL--77--6th
1992 NL--80--3rd
1993 NL--100--2nd
1995 NL--72--8th
Active--994--5th
Career--994--114th

Hits s c a p y
1991 NL--206--9th
1997 NL--234--1st
Active--2989--4th
Career--2989--125th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1996 NL--5.018--2nd
1997 NL--3.825--4th
1998 NL--3.932--9th
1999 NL--3.900--5th
2006 NL--3.836--6th
2007 NL--4.191--2nd
Active--3.036--14th
Career--3.036--36th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 NL--.701--6th
1996 NL--.674--8th
1998 NL--.537--5th
1999 NL--.676--4th
2005 NL--.705--10th
Active--.732--7th

Losses s c a p y
1991 NL--13--6th
1994 NL--10--7th
1997 NL--12--6th
Active--148--6th
Career--148--166th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1990 NL--99--3rd
1991 NL--97--4th
1993 NL--98--6th
Active--1235--6th
Career--1235--102nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1990 NL--14--1st
1991 NL--20--1st
1992 NL--17--1st
1993 NL--13--3rd
1995 NL--13--3rd
1996 NL--10--8th
1997 NL--10--3rd
2007 NL--8--8th
Active--145--1st
Career--145--28th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Active--55--49th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1990 NL--966--4th
1991 NL--947--10th
1992 NL--1021--2nd
1993 NL--1028--3rd
1996 NL--995--2nd
1997 NL--1043--2nd
2005 NL--931--10th
2006 NL--960--4th
Active--13966--4th
Career--13966--75th

Games Finished s c a p y
2002 NL--68--2nd
2003 NL--55--7th
2004 NL--61--3rd
Active--204--31st
Career--204--214th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1989 NL--124--8th
1992 NL--129--10th
1995 NL--134--5th
1996 NL--149--3rd
1997 NL--138--10th
1998 NL--143--6th
1999 NL--140--5th
2005 NL--138--7th
2006 NL--127--7th
2007 NL--137--5th
Active--127--10th
Career--127--54th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1992 NL--10--10th
1996 NL--15--3rd
2005 NL--12--7th
2006 NL--18--4th
2007 NL--13--4th
Active--136--3rd
Career--136--212th

Salary s c a p y
1996 NL--$6,000,000--8th
1997 NL--$7,000,000--3rd
1998 NL--$7,750,000--9th

Oldest s c a p y
2008 NL--born 1967-05-15--7th
2009 AL--born 1967-05-15--3rd

Youngest s c a p y
1988 NL--born 1967-05-15--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 34 (45), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 193 (48), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 167 (38), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 45 (53), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Kevin Brown (884)
  2. Curt Schilling (882)
  3. Bob Welch (868)
  4. Orel Hershiser (862)
  5. Jim Bunning (854) *
  6. Luis Tiant (848)
  7. Don Drysdale (848) *
  8. Catfish Hunter (847) *
  9. Billy Pierce (844)
  10. Vida Blue (843)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Pitchers through 41 
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  1. Orel Hershiser (862)
  2. Luis Tiant (848)
  3. Kenny Rogers (826)
  4. Rick Reuschel (815)
  5. Charley Root (814)
  6. Joe Niekro (810)
  7. Freddie Fitzsimmons (800)
  8. Jerry Koosman (795)
  9. David Wells (793)
  10. Dennis Martinez (789)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Andy Benes (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Stemmeyer (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Chuck Estrada (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Andy Benes (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ramon Martinez (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Andy Benes (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Andy Benes (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ray Culp (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ray Culp (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tom Glavine (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Bob Welch (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Kevin Appier (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Curt Schilling (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Curt Schilling (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Orel Hershiser (878)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Orel Hershiser (881)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Orel Hershiser (881)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Kevin Brown (884)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Orel Hershiser (862)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Joe Niekro (973)
  2. Stan Coveleski (972) *
  3. Jerry Reuss (972)
  4. Larry Jackson (972)
  5. Jim Bunning (972) *
  6. Rick Reuschel (970)
  7. Mel Harder (969)
  8. Allie Reynolds (969)
  9. Bill Lee (968)
  10. Rube Waddell (968) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters through 41 
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  1. Joe Niekro (973)
  2. Jerry Reuss (972)
  3. Rick Reuschel (970)
  4. Tom Seaver (966) *
  5. Phil Niekro (965) *
  6. Guy Bush (965)
  7. Ron Reed (964)
  8. Greg Maddux (962)
  9. Tommy John (961)
  10. Dazzy Vance (961) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Ken Holtzman (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Hippo Vaughn (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bill Lee (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rick Reuschel (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bob Rush (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. John Candelaria (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jim Bunning (976) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. John Candelaria (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rick Reuschel (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Rick Reuschel (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jerry Reuss (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Joe Niekro (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed September 22, 1985.

August 12, 1987: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.

October 31, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 31, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Atlanta Braves$86,000
1990Atlanta Braves$210,000
1991Atlanta Braves$355,000
1992Atlanta Braves$1,600,000
1993Atlanta Braves$2,700,000
1994Atlanta Braves$3,250,000
1995Atlanta Braves$4,894,445
1996Atlanta Braves$6,000,000
1997Atlanta Braves$7,000,000
1998Atlanta Braves$7,750,000
1999Atlanta Braves$7,750,000
2000Atlanta Braves$8,500,000
2001Atlanta Braves$8,000,000
2002Atlanta Braves$7,666,667
2003Atlanta Braves$10,666,667
2004Atlanta Braves$11,666,667
2005Atlanta Braves$9,000,000
2006Atlanta Braves$11,000,000
2007Atlanta Braves$8,000,000
2008Atlanta Braves$14,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$130,095,446
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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