NAME : John Smoltz
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : USA
BIRTHDAY : 5/15/1967
AGE : 37
HEIGHT : 6"3
WEIGHT : 220
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $7,350,000 through 2005
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Loyal
TEAM LEADER : Some ability
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Prone
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .953)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : D
Duration as Reliever : A
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 55
Avoiding Runs : 9
Avoiding Hits : 7 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 7 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Good)
Avoiding Homeruns : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Getting Strikeouts : 8 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Good)
Throwing Velocity : 8
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Splitfinger-Fastball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 3.11 3 1 0 6 6 37.2 30 13 13 13 43
At Home 2.39 2 0 0 4 4 26.1 22 7 7 6 31
Away 4.76 1 1 0 2 2 11.1 8 6 6 7 12
Last Week 1.42 1 0 0 1 1 6.1 5 1 1 1 6
This Week 7.50 0 0 0 1 1 6.0 10 5 5 2 4
Apr/Mar 3.11 3 1 0 6 6 37.2 30 13 13 13 43
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1988 5.48 2 7 0 12 0 0 64.0 39 33 37 ATL
1989 2.94 12 11 0 29 5 0 208.0 68 72 168 ATL
1990 3.86 14 11 0 34 6 2 231.0 99 90 170 ATL
1991 3.81 14 13 0 36 5 0 229.0 97 77 148 ATL
1992 2.85 15 12 0 35 9 3 246.0 78 80 215 ATL
1993 3.63 15 11 0 35 3 1 243.0 98 100 208 ATL
1994 4.16 6 10 0 21 1 0 134.0 62 48 113 ATL
1995 3.19 12 7 0 29 2 1 192.0 68 72 193 ATL
1996 2.94 24 8 0 35 6 2 254.0 83 55 276 ATL
1997 3.02 15 12 0 35 7 2 256.0 86 63 241 ATL
1998 2.89 17 3 0 26 2 2 168.0 54 44 173 ATL
1999 3.19 11 8 0 29 1 1 186.0 66 40 156 ATL
2001 3.36 3 3 10 36 0 0 59.0 22 10 57 ATL
2002 3.26 3 2 55 75 0 0 80.0 29 24 85 ATL
2003 4.54 7 10 0 34 0 0 204.0 103 52 198 ATL,HOU
2004 4.00 18 10 0 34 2 2 200.1 89 54 189 HOU,NL
Total ERA : 3.47
Total Wins : 191
Total Losses: 139
Total Saves : 65
Total SHO : 17
Total CG : 50
Total K's : 2670
Total BB's : 927
PLAYER HISTORY Traded from Atlanta to Houston on 3/31/2003 (Going to ATL: P W. Miller, RF R. Hidalgo, P O. Dotel. Going to HOU: P R. Hernandez, P J. Smoltz, LF C. Jones)... Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game... Won World Series with Houston in 2004... |