Jose Alvarez vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing 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 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. 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 Red Ruffing

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Red Ruffing

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Red Ruffing

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
57.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50