Garvin Alston vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Garvin Alston
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Smith
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Willie Smith posted a stronger line than Garvin Alston. Willie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.31 vs 9) and home runs allowed (0.35 per nine innings vs 1.5). By the career numbers, Willie Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Garvin Alston and Willie Smith

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.31
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
12.62
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.62
12.62
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.45
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
45
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
44.88
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.77
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.987
1.987
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
39.27
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.88
44.88

Fielding Stats for Garvin Alston and Willie Smith

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.4
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.4
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garvin Alston and Willie Smith

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.34
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-19.17
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA