Jose Alvarez vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 3.06 and 1.330 for Herb 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 Herb Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
7.76
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
33.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Herb Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Herb Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
34.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.66
45.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA