Jose Alvarez vs. Jerry Casale — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Casale
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerry Casale 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 5.08 and 1.590 for Jerry Casale. 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 Jerry Casale

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
40.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
5.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
35.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jerry Casale

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jerry Casale

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
96
443.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
535.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
115.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
64.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
60.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
203.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
161.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
110.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.37
57.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
41
189.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA