Jose Alvarez vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald 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 run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 107). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and James McDonald

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
7.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and James McDonald

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and James McDonald

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA