Elvis Alvarado vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 3.19 and 1.346 for Elvis Alvarado. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Doc Watson

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.87
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.61
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
33.8
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Doc Watson

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.054
0.054
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Doc Watson

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
323.44
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA