Jose Alvarez vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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 3.48 and 1.344 for Rip Sewell. 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 Rip Sewell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
3.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rip Sewell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rip Sewell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
113.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
89.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.69
35.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
141.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.58
33.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100