Jose Alvarez vs. Wally Burnette — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Burnette
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Burnette 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 3.56 and 1.378 for Wally Burnette. 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 Wally Burnette

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
8.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
38.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
34.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Wally Burnette

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Wally Burnette

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
68
458.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
519.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.66
11.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
94.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
18
121.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
60.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA