Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| John Smoltz | Stat | Ted Lyons |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 21 |
| 142.1 | Career VAL | 113.6 |
| 15.5 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 14.6 (1927) |
| Inducted 2015 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1955 |
| 1× | Cy Young Awards | — |
| 1× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 8× | All-Star Selections | 1× |
| 3 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 11 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | — |
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 | Ted Lyons |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 735 | Games | 705 |
| Batting | ||
| 151 | Hits | 364 |
| 5 | Home runs | 5 |
| 61 | RBI | 149 |
| 77 | Runs | 162 |
| 3 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 79 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 73 |
| .159 | Batting avg | .233 |
|---|
| .226 | On-base % | .270 |
|---|
| .207 | Slugging % | .285 |
|---|
| 17 | OPS+ | 48 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 213 | Wins | 260 |
| 155 | Losses | 230 |
| 154 | Saves | 23 |
| 3473.0 | Innings pitched | 4161.0 |
| 3,084 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 1,073 |
| 3.33 | ERA | 3.67 |
| 1.18 | WHIP | 1.35 |
| 120 | ERA+ | 119 |
| Age | John Smoltz | Ted Lyons |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | — |
| 22 | 7.2 | — |
| 23 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| 24 | 6.4 | 10.2 |
| 25 | 7.9 | 9.4 |
| 26 | 6.2 | 14.6 |
| 27 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 28 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| 29 | 15.5 | 13.1 |
| 30 | 11.9 | 1.6 |
| 31 | 9.5 | 3.9 |
| 32 | 11.4 | 1.1 |
| 33 | — | 0.8 |
| 34 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| 35 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| 36 | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| 37 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 38 | 11 | 8.1 |
| 39 | 11 | 6.5 |
| 40 | 10.9 | 4.9 |
| 41 | — | 8.6 |
| 42 | 0.2 | — |
| 45 | — | 1.8 |