John Smoltz played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves. An eight-time All-Star, he won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award in 1996 after posting a record of 24–8, equaling the most victories by an NL pitcher since 1972. He is the only pitcher in major league history to record both 200 wins and 150 saves. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, his first year of eligibility.