Jose Alvarez vs. Sugar Cain — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sugar Cain 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 4.83 and 1.710 for Sugar Cain. 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 Sugar Cain

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
10.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
2.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
41.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
5.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3972
36.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Sugar Cain

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Sugar Cain

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
287.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
548.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
89.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
82.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.56
18.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
95.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
111.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
33.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
62.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.11
14.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
83
132.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA