Jose Alvarez vs. Jack Chesbro — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Jack Chesbro 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. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jack Chesbro

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
33.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jack Chesbro

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jack Chesbro

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
113.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.83
34.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
127.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.82
32.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
269
140.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
4.28
4.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100