Pete Alexander vs. Jose Alvarez — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Alexander 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. Pete Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Jose Alvarez

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1851
3.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Jose Alvarez

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Jose Alvarez

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
114.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
89.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.77
37.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
138.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129.91
39.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
23.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
276
83.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
7.16
7.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA