Jose Alvarez vs. James Pope — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Pope
UnknownLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Pope 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 3.86 and 1.405 for James Pope. 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 James Pope

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
39.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and James Pope

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and James Pope

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-11.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA