Jose Alvarez vs. Frank Castillo — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Castillo
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Castillo 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 run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 76). Frank Castillo held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Castillo

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.09
44.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
4.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4786
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
9.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1101
6.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6871
38.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
4.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
34.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Castillo

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4786
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Castillo

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
452.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
514.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
6.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
76.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.76
-8.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0