Jose Alvarez vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke 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 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. 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 Lefty Clarke

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Lefty Clarke

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Lefty Clarke

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA