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John Smoltz played 21 major-league seasons (1988-2009) as a P (723). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 22 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | ATL | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .118 | .343 | 2 |
| 1989 | 22 | ATL | 33 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .113 | .401 | 19 |
| 1990 | 23 | ATL | 38 | 74 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 32 | .162 | .414 | 19 |
| 1991 | 24 | ATL | 38 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 | .108 | .325 | -5 |
| 1992 | 25 | ATL | 36 | 75 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 32 | .160 | .422 | 25 |
| 1993 | 26 | ATL | 35 | 71 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | .183 | .472 | 33 |
| 1994 | 27 | ATL | 21 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .162 | .514 | 39 |
| 1995 | 28 | ATL | 29 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .107 | .313 | -11 |
| 1996 | 29 | ATL | 35 | 78 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .218 | .548 | 49 |
| 1997 | 30 | ATL | 36 | 79 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | .228 | .573 | 57 |
| 1998 | 31 | ATL | 26 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .196 | .532 | 48 |
| 1999 | 32 | ATL | 29 | 62 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | .274 | .725 | 89 |
| 2001 | 34 | ATL | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .125 | -62 |
| 2002 | 35 | ATL | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2003 | 36 | ATL | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2004 | 37 | ATL | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2005 | 38 | ATL | 33 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .147 | .389 | 5 |
| 2006 | 39 | ATL | 35 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .125 | .348 | -7 |
| 2007 | 40 | ATL | 32 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .093 | .220 | -41 |
| 2008 | 41 | ATL | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2009 | 42 | BOS | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2009 | 42 | SLN | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .077 | .220 | -38 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | ATL | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 37 | 33 | 5.48 | 63 |
| 1989 | 22 | ATL | 29 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 208 | 168 | 72 | 2.94 | 119 |
| 1990 | 23 | ATL | 34 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 231.1 | 170 | 90 | 3.85 | 98 |
| 1991 | 24 | ATL | 36 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 229.2 | 148 | 77 | 3.80 | 97 |
| 1992 | 25 | ATL | 35 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 246.2 | 215 | 80 | 2.85 | 123 |
| 1993 | 26 | ATL | 35 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 243.2 | 208 | 100 | 3.62 | 112 |
| 1994 | 27 | ATL | 21 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 134.2 | 113 | 48 | 4.14 | 102 |
| 1995 | 28 | ATL | 29 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 192.2 | 193 | 72 | 3.18 | 132 |
| 1996 | 29 | ATL | 35 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 253.2 | 276 | 55 | 2.94 | 143 |
| 1997 | 30 | ATL | 35 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 256 | 241 | 63 | 3.02 | 139 |
| 1998 | 31 | ATL | 26 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 167.2 | 173 | 44 | 2.90 | 146 |
| 1999 | 32 | ATL | 29 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 186.1 | 156 | 40 | 3.19 | 143 |
| 2001 | 34 | ATL | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 57 | 10 | 3.36 | 130 |
| 2002 | 35 | ATL | 75 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 80.1 | 85 | 24 | 3.25 | 126 |
| 2003 | 36 | ATL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 64.1 | 73 | 8 | 1.12 | 382 |
| 2004 | 37 | ATL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 81.2 | 85 | 13 | 2.76 | 156 |
| 2005 | 38 | ATL | 33 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 229.2 | 169 | 53 | 3.06 | 138 |
| 2006 | 39 | ATL | 35 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 232 | 211 | 55 | 3.49 | 129 |
| 2007 | 40 | ATL | 32 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 205.2 | 197 | 47 | 3.11 | 142 |
| 2008 | 41 | ATL | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 2.57 | 167 |
| 2009 | 42 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 8.32 | 53 |
| 2009 | 42 | SLN | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 9 | 4.26 | 98 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | P | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | P | 29 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990 | P | 34 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 4 |
| 1991 | P | 36 | 36 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | P | 35 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | P | 35 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | P | 21 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | P | 29 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | P | 35 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | P | 35 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | P | 26 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | P | 29 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | P | 36 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | P | 75 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | P | 62 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | P | 73 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | P | 33 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | P | 35 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | P | 32 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | P | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | P | 15 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
John Smoltz won: NLCS MVP 1992 (NL), Cy Young Award 1996 (NL), TSN All-Star 1996 (NL), Silver Slugger 1997 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (9 ballot finishes, 1 win). Full year pages: 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 1998, 1996.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cy Young Award (winner) | NL | 1 | 136 / 140 | 26 |
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 11 | 33 / 392 | 0 |
| 1998 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5 | 10 / 160 | 0 |
| 2002 | Cy Young Award | NL | 3 | 21 / 160 | 0 |
| 2002 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8 | 124 / 448 | 0 |
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 20 | 9 / 448 | 0 |
| 2004 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 21 | 6 / 448 | 0 |
| 2006 | Cy Young Award | NL | 7 | 3 / 160 | 0 |
| 2007 | Cy Young Award | NL | 7 | 2 / 160 | 0 |
John Smoltz ranks on 2 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #13 | closers | 2003 | 382 ERA+ |
| #20 | relief pitchers | 2003 | 382 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.