Jose Alvarez vs. Brett Anderson — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brett Anderson 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. Brett Anderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 87). Role difference aside, Brett Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brett Anderson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
6.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brett Anderson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brett Anderson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
972.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
503.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
96.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA