Jose Alvarez vs. Mike Caldwell — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Caldwell
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Caldwell 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 63), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 71), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97). Mike Caldwell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 131 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Mike Caldwell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7226
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2408.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
9.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
37.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9355
34.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Mike Caldwell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7228
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2409.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
2.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.84
64.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Mike Caldwell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
1175.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
533.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
83.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.66
13.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
101.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
93.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
46.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
3.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
62
153.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA