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John Smoltz

Braves Career team 1988–2008
Number #30
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 59
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Warren, MI
Born May 15, 1967

Key Insights

2009
He takes strikes without needing contact, over and over

28.8% of Smoltz's pitches end in a called strike or a swing and miss, 87th percentile.

1326 pitches in 2009. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 86th in MLB.
He misses bats about equally against both hands

Smoltz gets a whiff on 26.9% of the swings right-handers take and 18.6% of the swings left-handers take.

593 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters swing through him all night

Hitters swing through 22.4% of what Smoltz offers, 74th percentile in the league.

1326 pitches in 2009. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 165th in MLB.
Runners on do not change how often he misses bats

With a runner in scoring position Smoltz misses bats on 25.4% of the swings against him, against 21.1% with the bases empty.

375 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 951 with the bases empty.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB May 15, 1967
Birth Place Warren, MI
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right