Jose Alvarez vs. Russ Ford — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ford
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Ford 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. Russ Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.59 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Russ Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Russ Ford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
2.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1340
8.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
4.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6042
36.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5632
34.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.56
36.56

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Russ Ford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.43
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
6.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.89
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
12.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
14.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.345
2.345
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.26
16.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Russ Ford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
215.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
534.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
111.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
84.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.62
43.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
150
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
96.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.25
45.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
35.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
161
170.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33