Jose Alvarez vs. George Johnson — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Johnson
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

George 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. George Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, George Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and George Johnson

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.58
76.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
8.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
36.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
4.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2605
34.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and George Johnson

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.901
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and George Johnson

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
265.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
535.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.33
24.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
98.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
109.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
11.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
38.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
239.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100