Jose Alvarez vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic 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 4.95 and 1.511 for Theolic 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 Theolic Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Theolic Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Theolic Smith

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
234.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
502.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
102.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75