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John SmoltzvsBert Blyleven

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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John Smoltz

1988–2009 · 21 seasons

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Bert Blyleven

1970–1992 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

John Smoltz and Bert Blyleven: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Smoltz	Stat	Bert Blyleven
21	Seasons	22
142.1	Career VAL	142.3
15.5 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	15.3 (1973)
Inducted 2015	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2011
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
8×	All-Star Selections	2×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
11	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	17

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Smoltz and Bert Blyleven have
John Smoltz	Stat	Bert Blyleven
Career
735	Games	699
Batting
151	Hits	59
5	Home runs	0
61	RBI	25
77	Runs	19
3	Stolen bases	0
79

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
213	Wins	287
155	Losses	250
154	Saves	0
3473.0	Innings pitched	4970.0
3,084	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,701
3.33	ERA	3.31
1.18	WHIP	1.20
120	ERA+	116

Age	John Smoltz	Bert Blyleven
19	—	5.3
20	—	8.2
21	0	6.2
22	7.2	15.3
23	4.6	10.6
24	6.4	8.9
25	7.9	9
26	6.2	10.7
27	4.1	7.8
28	7.9	4.7
29	15.5	4.7
30	11.9	5.4
31	9.5	—
32	11.4	4.4
33	—	9.3
34	2.4	11
35	4.1	4
36	5.5	4.2
37	4.4	0
38	11	11.3
39	11	0.9
40	10.9	—
41	—	0.4
42	0.2	—