Jose Alvarez vs. Tom Shearn — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Shearn
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Shearn 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 4.96 and 1.378 for Tom Shearn. 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 Tom Shearn

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
37.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
33.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Shearn

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Shearn

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-3.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-52.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA