Jose Alvarez vs. Herman Pillette — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herman Pillette
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herman Pillette 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 3.45 and 1.405 for Herman Pillette. 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 Herman Pillette

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.03
71.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
9.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2458
39.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
35.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Herman Pillette

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Herman Pillette

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
304.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
554.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
119.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
99.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.45
38.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
150.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
105.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
41.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
53
150.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA