NAME     : John Smoltz
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/15/1967
  AGE      : 35
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $5,882,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .953)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, 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        2.68  5  9 20  51  7  84.0  77  36  25  20  74 
  At Home        1.55  4  2 13  30  3  46.1  36  11   8   4  39 
  Away           4.06  1  7  7  21  4  37.2  41  25  17  16  35 
  Last Week      0.00  1  0  1   3  1   7.0   3   0   0   0   8 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.91  1  3  5  11  0  10.2  14   8   7   2   5 
  May            3.32  2  4  5  14  1  19.0  17   7   7   6  16 
  June           2.66  1  2  9  16  1  20.1  25  13   6   5  19 
  July           1.35  1  0  1   9  5  33.1  20   8   5   7  32 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   1  0   0.2   1   0   0   0   2 
 

  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   2.95 24  8  0  35  6   2 253.0  83  55 276  ATL
  1997   3.02 15 12  0  35  7   2 256.0  86  63 241  ATL
  1998   2.91 17  3  0  26  2   2 167.0  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
 
  Total ERA   : 3.33
  Total Wins  : 165
  Total Losses: 125
  Total Saves : 30
  Total SHO   : 14
  Total CG    : 47
  Total K's   : 2229
  Total BB's  : 804