GDT 10/11/21: Braves vs Brewers - NLDS Game 3

I feel like Smoltz would have feasted in todays game with his splitter.

I suspect teams would be a lot more careful with Smoltz these days -- he threw nine complete games and 246 innings in 1992 as a 25-year-old. Got hurt in 1994, struggled in the postseason in 1995, then threw 253 innings in 1996.
 
I suspect teams would be a lot more careful with Smoltz these days -- he threw nine complete games and 246 innings in 1992 as a 25-year-old. Got hurt in 1994, struggled in the postseason in 1995, then threw 253 innings in 1996.

It hurts reading this.
 
So hard to say he was better than Maddux (not total career) but you could make an argument.

I wouldn't make that argument. Smoltz was amazingly consistent and great. Maddux was amazingly consistent and elite. Maddux was just on another level than most any pitcher who has ever played.
 
I wouldn't make that argument. Smoltz was amazingly consistent and great. Maddux was amazingly consistent and elite. Maddux was just on another level than most any pitcher who has ever played.

At their peak performance I think Smoltz was just as good.
 
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