Jose Alvarez vs. Niles Jordan — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Niles Jordan 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 4.19 and 1.395 for Niles Jordan. 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 Niles Jordan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Niles Jordan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Niles Jordan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA