Jose Alvarez vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brad Penny 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. Brad Penny led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Penny.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brad Penny

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
5.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8218
38.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7421
34.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brad Penny

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Brad Penny

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
364.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
86.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.4
20.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
117.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
92.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.64
10.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
173
179.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
3.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
44.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA