Jose Alvarez vs. Greg Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Smith
MillenialLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Greg 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 4.51 and 1.465 for Greg 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 Greg Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.103
1.103
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
38.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
33.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Greg Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Greg Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1326.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
473.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
67.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
76.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA