Jose Alvarez vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Smith
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 69), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 92). Roy Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Roy Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1855
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
10.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2699
39.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
35.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Roy Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1855
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Roy Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA