Al Alburquerque vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Alburquerque as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 107 for Al Alburquerque and 108 for Jose Mercedes, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 97 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Al Alburquerque — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.