Jose Alvarez vs. David Palmer — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Palmer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Palmer 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. David Palmer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Palmer.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and David Palmer

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.03
52.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
3.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
8.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
6.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4626
38.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
4.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4103
34.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and David Palmer

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.38
96.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and David Palmer

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
340.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
516.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
76.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
49.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.67
21.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
120
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
84.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
36.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.79
9.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
95
152
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
75.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA