Jose Alvarez vs. Frank Papish — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Papish
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Papish 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 3.58 and 1.480 for Frank Papish. 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 Frank Papish

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.99
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1743
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
8.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2547
39.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2222
34.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Papish

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.873
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Papish

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
485.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
528.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
81.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
68.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.46
14.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
94.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
101.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
58.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.9
6.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
36
117.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Frank Papish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
52.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Papish
Career
Per 600 PA