Jose Alvarez vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 4.75 and 1.645 for Bob Smith. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bob Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
40.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
35.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bob Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bob Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
642.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-14.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA