Jose Alvarez vs. Eddie Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Smith
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eddie 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 3.82 and 1.437 for Eddie 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 Eddie Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
3.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
8.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
3.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6973
39.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
4.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6201
34.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Eddie Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Eddie Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
285.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
534.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
100.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
79.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.45
30.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
125.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
137.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.98
30.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
37.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
105
105.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100