Jose Alvarez vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Johnson
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Johnson 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 4.74 and 1.573 for Brian Johnson. 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 Brian Johnson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
10.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
7.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
40.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
36.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.37
40.37

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brian Johnson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brian Johnson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
3960
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
5657.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA