Jose Alvarez vs. Blake Snell — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Blake Snell 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. Blake Snell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 137 vs 119). Jose Alvarez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 76 vs 73). Role difference aside, Blake Snell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Blake Snell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.64
56.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
3.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.76
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
4.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
7.43
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
37.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4222
32.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Blake Snell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.644
0.644
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Blake Snell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
2676
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
504
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
6.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-7.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
240
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA