Elvis Alvarado vs. Bill Long — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Long 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. Elvis Alvarado posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.37 and 1.386 for Bill Long. By the career numbers, Elvis Alvarado had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Bill Long

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.37
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9.86
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.09
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.43
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.29
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216
38.45
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.73
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
4.79
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.78
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
35.1
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Bill Long

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.37
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.03
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Bill Long

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
15900
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-22.96
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA