Jose Alvarez vs. Ed Durham — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. 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 Ed Durham

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
38.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ed Durham

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ed Durham

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
541.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
64.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
11.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
91.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-1.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
63
168.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA