Jose Alvarez vs. Toots Shultz — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Toots Shultz
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Toots Shultz 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 6 and 1.845 for Toots Shultz. 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 Toots Shultz

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.93
25.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
11.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.38
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
42.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
7.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.845
1.845
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Toots Shultz

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Toots Shultz

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
40.93
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
41.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
180
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
140
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Toots Shultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.25
44.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Shultz
Career
Per 600 PA