Jose Alvarez vs. Jack Combs — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Combs
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Combs 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 6.56 and 1.605 for Jack Combs. 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 Jack Combs

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
10.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
27.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
7.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
32.38
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
22.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.9
27.9

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jack Combs

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jack Combs

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
67
324.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
541.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
82.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.4
21.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
96.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
116.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.8
18.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
33.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100