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John Smoltz

Q: When was John Smoltz born?

John Smoltz was born on May 15, 1967.

Q: Where was John Smoltz born?

John Smoltz was born in Detroit, MI .

Q: How tall is John Smoltz?

John Smoltz is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did John Smoltz weigh when playing?

John Smoltz weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: Is John Smoltz in the Hall of Fame?

John Smoltz was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

Q: When was John Smoltz drafted?

John Smoltz was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Waverly HS (Lansing, MI) .

Q: How many strikeouts did John Smoltz have?

John Smoltz had 3,084 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has John Smoltz played for?

John Smoltz played for 3 teams; the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: How many World Series has John Smoltz won?

John Smoltz has won 1 World Series.

Q: When did John Smoltz retire?

John Smoltz last played in 2009.

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	19	DET-min	A	7	8	.467	3.56	17	14	0	2	1	0	96.0	86	44	38	7	31	0	47	5	6	2				1.219	8.1	0.7	2.9	4.4	1.52	LAK FLOR
1987	20	DET-ATL-min	AA,AAA	4	11	.267	5.73	24	24	0	0	0	0	146.0	148	100	93	19	92	2	91	8	9	7				1.644	9.1	1.2	5.7	5.6	0.99	GLF,RMD EL,IL
1988	21	ATL-min	AAA	10	5	.667	2.79	20	20	0	3	0	0	135.1	118	49	42	5	37	1	115	2	2	6				1.145	7.8	0.3	2.5	7.6	3.11	RMD IL
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	5.28	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	123	3.15	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	105	3.64	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	3.52	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	130	2.97	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	111	3.81	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	4.06	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	133	3.30	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	*2.64*	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	3.04	1.160	8.2	0.7	2.2	8.5	3.83	SS
1998	31	ATL-min	AA,A	0	1	.000	3.00	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.0	18	8	8	3	4	0	30	0	0	3	94			0.917	6.8	1.1	1.5	11.3	7.50	GRV,MAC SOUL,SALL
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	144	2.71	1.127	7.8	0.5	2.4	9.3	3.93	CYA-4
1999	32	ATL-min	AA	0	0		4.50	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	18			1.500	11.3	0.0	2.3	15.8	7.00	GRV SOUL
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	141	3.14	1.116	8.1	0.7	1.9	7.5	3.90
2000			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2001	34	ATL-min	AA,A	0	0		0.82	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	7	1	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	37			0.636	5.7	0.0	0.0	9.0		GRV,MAC SOUL,SALL
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	3.27	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	2.39	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	385	1.54	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	156	2.72	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	139	3.27	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	128	3.44	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	140	3.21	1.182	8.6	0.8	2.1	8.6	4.19	AS,CYA-6
2008	41	ATL-min	A,AA	0	0		0.00	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	15			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	9.0		ROM,MSS SALL,SOUL
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	164	2.35	1.179	8.0	0.6	2.6	11.6	4.50
2009	42	BOS-min	AAA,A,AA	1	1	.500	2.63	6	6	0	1	0	0	27.1	18	8	8	2	4	0	21	1	0	3	105			0.805	5.9	0.7	1.3	6.9	5.25	PAW,GRV,PRT IL,SALL,EL
2009	42	TOT	MLB	3	8	.273	6.35	15	15	0	0	0	0	78.0	95	55	55	11	18	2	73	3	0	0	344	69	3.87	1.449	11.0	1.3	2.1	8.4	4.06
2009	42	BOS	AL	2	5	.286	8.33	8	8	0	0	0	0	40.0	59	37	37	8	9	1	33	3	0	0	186	56	4.95	1.700	13.3	1.8	2.0	7.4	3.67
2009	42	STL	NL	1	3	.250	4.26	7	7	0	0	0	0	38.0	36	18	18	3	9	1	40	0	0	0	158	96	2.73	1.184	8.5	0.7	2.1	9.5	4.44
21 Yrs				213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0	3.05
162 Game Avg.				12	9	.579	3.33	41	27	12	3	1	9	196	174	79	73	16	57	5	174	3	1	8	806	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0	3.05
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	3.23	1.170	7.9	0.7	2.6	8.0	3.04
STL (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.26	7	7	0	0	0	0	38.0	36	18	18	3	9	1	40	0	0	0	158	96	2.73	1.184	8.5	0.7	2.1	9.5	4.44
BOS (1 yr)				2	5	.286	8.33	8	8	0	0	0	0	40.0	59	37	37	8	9	1	33	3	0	0	186	56	4.95	1.700	13.3	1.8	2.0	7.4	3.67

NL (21 yrs)				211	150	.584	3.27	715	473	204	53	16	154	3433.0	3015	1354	1247	280	1001	83	3051	54	16	145	14085	127	3.22	1.170	7.9	0.7	2.6	8.0	3.05
AL (1 yr)				2	5	.286	8.33	8	8	0	0	0	0	40.0	59	37	37	8	9	1	33	3	0	0	186	56	4.95	1.700	13.3	1.8	2.0	7.4	3.67

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Smoltz?

John Smoltz is 57 years old.

When was John Smoltz born?

John Smoltz was born on May 15, 1967.

Where was John Smoltz born?

John Smoltz was born in Detroit, MI.

How tall is John Smoltz?

John Smoltz is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did John Smoltz weigh when playing?

John Smoltz weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Smoltz play?

John Smoltz played 21 seasons.

Is John Smoltz in the Hall of Fame?

John Smoltz was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

When was John Smoltz drafted?

John Smoltz was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Waverly HS (Lansing, MI).

What position did John Smoltz play?

John Smoltz was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did John Smoltz have?

John Smoltz had 3,084 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has John Smoltz played for?

John Smoltz played for 3 teams; the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals.

How many World Series has John Smoltz won?

John Smoltz has won 1 World Series.

When did John Smoltz retire?

John Smoltz last played in 2009.

What are John Smoltz's nicknames?

Smoltzie is a nickname for John Smoltz.

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