Jose Alvarez vs. Milt Shoffner — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Shoffner
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Shoffner 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 4.59 and 1.492 for Milt Shoffner. 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 Milt Shoffner

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
4.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1731
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
10.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2549
39.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
5.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
36.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Milt Shoffner

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.985
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Milt Shoffner

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
355.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
539.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
84.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
57.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.53
27.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
121.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.09
18.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
76
200
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Milt Shoffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Shoffner
Career
Per 600 PA