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	4-4 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 16 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (5-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 16 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (4-3-1)

Most Driven In By
B Ryan	1

2009 Batting Game Log

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2009 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	702	72 (71)	Jun 25	BOS	@	WSN	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.021	.51	-0.02%	-0.34	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
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Cardinals
2	703	126	Aug 23	STL	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.71	-0.008	.55	0.00%	0.31	P
3	704	130 (3)	Aug 28	STL		WSN	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.79	-0.040	.37	-0.01%	-0.33	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
4	705	135 (4)	Sep 3	STL		MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.64	-0.032	.15	0.00%	-0.39	P
5	706	140 (4)	Sep 8	STL	@	MIL	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.08	-0.057	.18	-0.01%	-0.59	P
6	707	148 (7)	Sep 18	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.52	-0.026	.15	0.00%	-0.20	P
7	708	153 (4)	Sep 23	STL	@	HOU	L,0-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.18	-0.044	.32	-0.01%	-0.31	P
8	709	158 (4)	Sep 30	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.42	-0.011	.12	0.00%	-0.10	P
							4-4		16	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192		.73	-0.239	.32	-0.05%	-1.94

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