Jose Alvarez vs. John Finner — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Finner
Lost GenerationNAThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Finner 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 5.15 and 1.457 for John Finner. 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 John Finner

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.4
43.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
5.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
10.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
38.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
6.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
33.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and John Finner

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.61
92.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.136
2.136
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and John Finner

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
92
259.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
554.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
109.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
76.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.01
42.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
157.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
143.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
101.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.3
43.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.25
53.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Finner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100