Jose Alvarez vs. Rich Robertson — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Robertson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Robertson 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 4.94 and 1.631 for Rich Robertson. 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 Rich Robertson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
9.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
4.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
1.115
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
41.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
35.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rich Robertson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rich Robertson

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
531.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
531.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
49.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.05
18.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
98.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
61.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.49
-9.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
315.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
55.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA