Jose Alvarez vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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 Mercedes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 82). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Mercedes.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jose Mercedes

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jose Mercedes

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Jose Mercedes

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
99
3960
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA