Jose Alvarez vs. Don Schwall — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Don Schwall
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Don Schwall 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 81), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 101), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 76 vs 66). Don Schwall held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 96). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Don Schwall

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.52
50.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.88
59.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
8.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.075
1.075
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3251
39.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
34.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Don Schwall

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.88
59.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Don Schwall

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
410.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
546.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
79.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
72.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.06
11.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
88.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
91.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
65.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
55
128.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
39.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA