Juan Alvarez vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Bud Smith

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Bud Smith

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Bud Smith

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA