Where does John Smoltz rank among baseball greats?
John Smoltz ranks #34 among the Top 50 all-time at SP. Rankings ⇒ John Smoltz Teammates Javy Lopez Fred McGriff Mark Lemke Terry Pendleton Jeff Blauser Chipper Jones Andruw Jones David Justice Greg Maddux Tom Glavine Stev Avery Charlie Leibrandt Kevin Millwood Bruce Sutter Bobby Cox Best Season: 1996 Smoltz paced the NL in strikeouts (276) and won the Cy Young Award, giving the Braves the honor in five of the previous six seasons. He was 4-1 with a 0.95 ERA in 38 IP in the post-season. Factoids John Smoltz is the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award as a starting pitcher, and later win the Rolaids Relief Man Award for leading the league in saves (1996 and 2002). Where He Played Starting pitcher (361 games), relief pitcher (168 games), through 2003. Born John Andrew Smoltz was born on May 15, 1967, in Detroit, MI. Batted: Right Threw: Right Primary Position: P –> Primary Team: ATL –> Major League Debut 7 23, Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1988 Craig Biggio Roberto Alomar Mark Gr
