Jose Alvarez vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jose Alvarez and Dave Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jose Alvarez posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.99 vs 5.08) and WHIP (1.441 vs 1.827). Dave Smith had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez 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 Jose Alvarez and Dave Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Dave Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Dave Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
942.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-27.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA