Jose Alvarez vs. James Atkins — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Atkins 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. Jose Alvarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 3.6 and 1.733 for James Atkins. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and James Atkins

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and James Atkins

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and James Atkins

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA