Jose Alvarez vs. Osvaldo Fernandez — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Osvaldo Fernandez
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Osvaldo Fernandez 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 4.93 and 1.514 for Osvaldo Fernandez. 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 Osvaldo Fernandez

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.22
42.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.16
88.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
4.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
10.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
39.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
5.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
35.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Osvaldo Fernandez

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.16
88.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Osvaldo Fernandez

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
80
355.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
511.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
3.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.57
-20.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
56
248.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Osvaldo Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Osvaldo Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA