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