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Randy JohnsonvsJohn Smoltz

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

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Randy Johnson

1988–2009 · 22 seasons

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John Smoltz

1988–2009 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Randy Johnson and John Smoltz: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Randy Johnson	Stat	John Smoltz
22	Seasons	21
152.2	Career VAL	142.1
16.6 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	15.5 (1996)
Inducted 2015	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2015
5×	Cy Young Awards	1×
10×	All-Star Selections	8×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
10	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
24	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Randy Johnson and John Smoltz have
Randy Johnson	Stat	John Smoltz
Career
619	Games	735
Batting
78	Hits	151
1	Home runs	5
40	RBI	61
20	Runs	77
0	Stolen bases	3
19

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
303	Wins	213
166	Losses	155
2	Saves	154
4135.1	Innings pitched	3473.0
4,875	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,084
3.29	ERA	3.33
1.17	WHIP	1.18
131	ERA+	120

Age	Randy Johnson	John Smoltz
21	—	0
22	—	7.2
23	—	4.6
24	—	6.4
25	0	7.9
26	1.6	6.2
27	0	4.1
28	0.1	7.9
29	8.8	15.5
30	7.4	11.9
31	12.5	9.5
32	1.9	11.4
33	10.5	—
34	10.2	2.4
35	16.6	4.1
36	15	5.5
37	15.1	4.4
38	13.7	11
39	2.5	11
40	16.6	10.9
41	6.9	—
42	4.6	0.2
43	2.2	—
44	5.6	—
45	0.4	—