Jose Alvarez vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud 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 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud 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 Bud Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bud Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bud Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA