Jose Alvarez vs. Joe Palumbo — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Palumbo
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Palumbo 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 9.47 and 1.842 for Joe Palumbo. 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 Joe Palumbo

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
7.43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
12.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.32
12.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Joe Palumbo

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Joe Palumbo

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA