Jose Alvarez vs. Ken Clay — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Clay
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Clay 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 4.68 and 1.533 for Ken Clay. 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 Ken Clay

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
4.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
9.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
39.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
35.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ken Clay

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
93.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.658
0.658
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ken Clay

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA