Jose Alvarez vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Jose Alvarez across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 109). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Lee Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
7.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Lee Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Lee Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
99
3960
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA