Jose Alvarez vs. Jeff James — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff James
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff James 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 4.51 and 1.429 for Jeff James. 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 Jeff James

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
6.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
38.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
34.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jeff James

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.943
0.943
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jeff James

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
35
466.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
586.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
6.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-15.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
20
266.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff James
Career
Per 600 PA