Jose Alvarez vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 70), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Darrell May

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Darrell May

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Darrell May

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA