Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| John Smoltz | Stat | Steve Carlton |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 24 |
| 142.1 | Career VAL | 128.0 |
| 15.5 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 14.7 (1980) |
| Inducted 2015 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1994 |
| 1× | Cy Young Awards | 4× |
| 1× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 8× | All-Star Selections | 10× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| 3 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 6 |
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.
| John Smoltz | Stat | Steve Carlton |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 735 | Games | 745 |
| Batting | ||
| 151 | Hits | 346 |
| 5 | Home runs | 13 |
| 61 | RBI | 140 |
| 77 | Runs | 123 |
| 3 | Stolen bases | 2 |
| 79 | ||
| 11 |
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 18 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 41 |
| .159 | Batting avg | .201 |
|---|
| .226 | On-base % | .223 |
|---|
| .207 | Slugging % | .259 |
|---|
| 17 | OPS+ | 38 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 213 | Wins | 329 |
| 155 | Losses | 244 |
| 154 | Saves | 2 |
| 3473.0 | Innings pitched | 5217.1 |
| 3,084 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 4,136 |
| 3.33 | ERA | 3.22 |
| 1.18 | WHIP | 1.25 |
| 120 | ERA+ | 114 |
| Age | John Smoltz | Steve Carlton |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 7.2 | 2.8 |
| 23 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 24 | 6.4 | 7.9 |
| 25 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 26 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| 27 | 4.1 | 12.6 |
| 28 | 7.9 | 2.7 |
| 29 | 15.5 | 4.5 |
| 30 | 11.9 | 4.4 |
| 31 | 9.5 | 5.9 |
| 32 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| 33 | — | 6.2 |
| 34 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| 35 | 4.1 | 14.7 |
| 36 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 37 | 4.4 | 12.4 |
| 38 | 11 | 9 |
| 39 | 11 | 6.3 |
| 40 | 10.9 | 1.5 |
| 41 | — | 0 |
| 42 | 0.2 | 0 |