Jose Alvarez vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Joe Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
33.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Joe Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Joe Smith

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100