Jose Alvarez vs. Russ Christopher — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Christopher
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Christopher 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 3.37 and 1.330 for Russ Christopher. 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 Russ Christopher

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
2.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.76
45.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2999
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
8.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4247
38.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3821
34.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Russ Christopher

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.689
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Russ Christopher

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
416.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
543.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
85.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.17
26.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
120.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
115.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
37.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.28
19.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
95
163.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
27.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA