Santo Alcala vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and R. Smith

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and R. Smith

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and R. Smith

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA