Elvis Alvarado vs. Fred Anderson — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Elvis Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.19 and 1.346 for Elvis Alvarado. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Fred Anderson

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
3.79
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Fred Anderson

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
7.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Fred Anderson

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
321.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA