Jose Alvarez vs. Tex Shirley — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Shirley 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 4.25 and 1.641 for Tex Shirley. 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 Tex Shirley

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
3.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
40.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
34.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tex Shirley

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tex Shirley

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
468.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
581.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
113.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.55
27.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
135.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
128.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.98
29.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
139.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100