Jose Alvarez vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ford Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
32.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ford Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ford Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA