Jose Alvarez vs. Nestor Cortes — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nestor Cortes 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. Nestor Cortes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 116). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 114). Role difference aside, Nestor Cortes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Nestor Cortes

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
8.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
7.43
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
34.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Nestor Cortes

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Nestor Cortes

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
99
3960
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA