Jose Alvarez vs. Grier Friday — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Grier Friday
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Grier Friday 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 6.9 and 1.900 for Grier Friday. 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 Grier Friday

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
10.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
35.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Grier Friday

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Grier Friday

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
37.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
49.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA