Jose Alvarez vs. Ed Kusel — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Kusel
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Kusel 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 7.13 and 1.833 for Ed Kusel. 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 Ed Kusel

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
16.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.13
16.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
42.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
10.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.38
42.38

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ed Kusel

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ed Kusel

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
49.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
67.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA