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	15-18 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 74 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	43 (26-11-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 74 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
E Whited	1
D Evans	1
J Davis	1
G Berroa	1
B Benedict	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Gant	2
Self	1
L Smith	1
G Perry	1

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 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	13	3 (2)	Apr 6	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	9	1.10	0.256	1.80	0.25%	1.59	P
2	14	7 (3)	Apr 11	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.88	-0.016	3.04	-0.02%	-0.08	P
3	15	12 (4)	Apr 16 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-2	GS-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.750	1.250	9	.92	0.033	1.56	0.03%	0.11	P
4	16	18 (5)	Apr 22	ATL		SDP	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.429	.762	9	1.17	0.022	1.86	0.02%	0.08	P
5	17	23 (4)	Apr 28	ATL	@	MON	L,4-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.364	.375	.739	9	1.08	-0.008	1.23	-0.01%	-0.09	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
6	18	28 (4)	May 3	ATL		PHI	W,6-3	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.727	1.156	9	.64	0.263	.45	0.11%	1.86	P
7	19	33 (4)	May 9	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.643	1.087	9	.90	0.031	1.12	0.02%	0.21	P
8	20	37 (3)	May 14	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.381	.529	.910	9	1.19	-0.064	1.47	-0.05%	-0.53	P
9	21	43 (5)	May 21	ATL		STL	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.450	.783	9	1.12	-0.088	1.00	-0.05%	-0.63	P
10	22	47 (3)	May 26	ATL	@	STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.409	.717	9	.84	-0.042	.44	-0.01%	-0.43	P
11	23	52 (4)	May 31	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.310	.375	.685	9	.75	-0.008	.38	0.00%	-0.11	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
12	24	57 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.323	.423	.746	9	1.71	0.226	.62	0.05%	1.59	P
13	25	61 (3)	Jun 10	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.313	.407	.720	9	1.23	-0.048	.30	-0.01%	-0.37	P
14	26	63 (1)	Jun 13	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.313	.407	.720	9						PR
15	27	65 (1)	Jun 15	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.367	.652	9	.69	-0.052	.06	0.00%	-0.55	P
16	28	70 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	ATL		CIN	W,1-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.270	.344	.614	9	1.03	-0.051	.16	0.00%	-0.55	P
17	29	75 (4)	Jun 27	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-9	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.282	.333	.615	9	.63	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.15	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
18	30	81 (5)	Jul 2	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.262	.306	.567	9	.66	-0.048	.03	0.00%	-0.48	P
19	31	86 (4)	Jul 7	ATL		PHI	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.308	.574	9	.75	-0.006	.02	0.00%	0.14	P
20	32	90 (3)	Jul 14	ATL		NYM	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.255	.293	.548	9	1.62	-0.009	.03	0.00%	-0.13	P
21	33	95 (4)	Jul 19	ATL	@	MON	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.273	.513	9	1.07	-0.078	.01	0.00%	-0.81	P
22	34	100 (4)	Jul 24	ATL		SFG	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.226	.255	.482	9	1.63	-0.111	.01	0.00%	-0.75	P
23	35	104 (3)	Jul 28	ATL		CIN	L,2-4	16-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	2	2.20	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
24	36	105	Jul 29	ATL		CIN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.218	.245	.463	9	1.69	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.52	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	37	109 (3)	Aug 3	ATL		SDP	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.235	.446	9	.45	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
26	38	114 (4)	Aug 8	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.207	.231	.438	9	.80	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
27	39	118 (3)	Aug 12	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.207	.231	.438	7						PR
28	40	119	Aug 14 (1)	ATL	@	STL	L,4-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.203	.226	.430	9	1.09	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	41	124 (4)	Aug 19	ATL		PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.194	.214	.408	9	.91	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
30	42	129 (4)	Aug 25	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.185	.203	.388	9	1.42	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
31	43	134 (4)	Aug 30	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.194	.213	.407	9	1.25	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.00	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
32	44	138 (3)	Sep 4	ATL		SDP	L,9-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.194	.213	.407	9						PR
33	45	139	Sep 5	ATL		SDP	L,5-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.191	.210	.401	9	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
							15-18		74	62	6	7	1	1	1	6	6	0	23	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	.113	.191	.210	.401		1.07	-0.157	.58	0.34%	-2.76

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