John Smoltz

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John Smoltz is a former Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his long career with the Atlanta Braves, where he excelled as both a dominant starter and elite closer and helped lead the team to multiple postseason appearances and a World Series title.

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instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
allStarSelection 8
award Cy Young Award
surface form: National League Cy Young Award
bats right
broadcasterFor Fox Sports
careerERA 3.33
careerSaves 154
careerStrikeouts 3084
careerWins 213
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
CyYoungAwardYear 1996
dateOfBirth 1967-05-15
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surface form: Smoltz
finalMLBGameDate 2009-09-30
finalMLBTeam St. Louis Cardinals
fullName John Smoltz self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Andrew Smoltz
givenName John
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInduction 2015
jerseyNumber 29
league Major League Baseball
memberOf Atlanta Braves 1990s pitching staff
MLBDebutDate 1988-07-23
MLBDebutTeam Atlanta Braves
notableFor long career with the Atlanta Braves
postseason pitching performances
success as both starter and closer
occupation sports commentator
television analyst
placeOfBirth Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
playedIn 1991 World Series
1992 World Series
1995 World Series
1996 World Series
1999 World Series
position closer
relief pitcher
starting pitcher
role closer for Atlanta Braves
starting pitcher for Atlanta Braves
team Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
teamHallOfFame Braves Hall of Fame and Museum (during Braves tenure)
surface form: Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame
teammateOf Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1995

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John Smoltz familyName John Smoltz self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Smoltz
John Smoltz fullName John Smoltz self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Andrew Smoltz
Bobby Cox managedPlayers John Smoltz
MLB on Fox notablePresenter John Smoltz
Greg Maddux teammateWith John Smoltz