Jose Alvarez vs. Ray Prim — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Prim
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Prim 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 3.56 and 1.285 for Ray Prim. 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 Ray Prim

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.31
29.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
9.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
38.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
36.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ray Prim

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Ray Prim

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
605.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
517.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.4
22.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
134.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
27.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
17
87.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
6.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA