Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| John Smoltz | Stat | Zack Greinke |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 20 |
| 142.1 | Career VAL | 132.1 |
| 15.5 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 16.1 (2009) |
| Inducted 2015 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | Cy Young Awards | 1× |
| 1× | Silver Sluggers | 1× |
| 8× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 4× |
| 3 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 11 |
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 | Zack Greinke |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 735 | Games | 594 |
| Batting | ||
| 151 | Hits | 117 |
| 5 | Home runs | 9 |
| 61 | RBI | 34 |
| 77 | Runs | 49 |
| 3 | Stolen bases | 9 |
| 79 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 5 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 26 |
| .159 | Batting avg | .225 |
|---|
| .226 | On-base % | .262 |
|---|
| .207 | Slugging % | .336 |
|---|
| 17 | OPS+ | 66 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 213 | Wins | 225 |
| 155 | Losses | 156 |
| 154 | Saves | 1 |
| 3473.0 | Innings pitched | 3389.1 |
| 3,084 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 2,979 |
| 3.33 | ERA | 3.49 |
| 1.18 | WHIP | 1.17 |
| 120 | ERA+ | 120 |
| Age | John Smoltz | Zack Greinke |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 4.3 |
| 21 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 22 | 7.2 | — |
| 23 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 24 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| 25 | 7.9 | 16.1 |
| 26 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 27 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 28 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| 29 | 15.5 | 8.5 |
| 30 | 11.9 | 7.4 |
| 31 | 9.5 | 15.6 |
| 32 | 11.4 | 3.7 |
| 33 | — | 10.2 |
| 34 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| 35 | 4.1 | 13.1 |
| 36 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| 37 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 38 | 11 | 4.3 |
| 39 | 11 | 2.8 |
| 40 | 10.9 | — |
| 42 | 0.2 | — |