Jose Alvarez vs. Kirk Saarloos — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Saarloos 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 56), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 89). Kirk Saarloos held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Alvarez.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Kirk Saarloos

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.15
49.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Kirk Saarloos

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Kirk Saarloos

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
1941.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
482.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA