Jose Alvarez vs. Rip Jordan — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Jordan
Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip 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 6.61 and 1.469 for Rip 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 Rip Jordan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
31.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
32.38
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
29.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.96
31.96

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rip Jordan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rip Jordan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA