Jose Alvarez vs. Tom Cheney — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Cheney 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. Tom Cheney led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 119). Role difference aside, Tom Cheney holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Cheney

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.76
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
6.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.266
1.266
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
38.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
4.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1730
33.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Cheney

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Cheney

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
474.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
521.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
62.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
11.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
32
125.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
4.78
4.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA