Jose Alvarez vs. Erv Palica — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erv Palica
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erv Palica 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 4.22 and 1.444 for Erv Palica. 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 Erv Palica

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.71
42.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.52
32.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2518
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
8.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3640
39.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
4.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3230
34.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Erv Palica

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.43
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
6.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.89
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.99
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.12
92.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.07
17.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Erv Palica

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
588.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
546.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
107.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
85.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.85
33.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
137.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
137.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
49.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.56
32.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
63
141.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100