Jose Alvarez vs. Earl Francis — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Francis
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Francis 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. Earl Francis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 77 vs 76). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Earl Francis.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Earl Francis

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
3.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
8.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
5.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
38.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
34.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Earl Francis

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Earl Francis

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
483.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
567.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.2
28.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
139.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
116.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
18.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
56
260.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100