Jose Alvarez vs. Paul Pettit — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Pettit
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Pettit 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 7.34 and 1.826 for Paul Pettit. 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 Paul Pettit

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
10.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.141
1.141
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
41.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
35.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Paul Pettit

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Paul Pettit

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
13
650
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
450
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
44.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
59.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Paul Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA