Jose Alvarez vs. Tully Sparks — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tully Sparks
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tully Sparks 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. Tully Sparks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Tully Sparks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tully Sparks

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.99
85.99
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7031
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2250
8.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9583
36.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
4.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8866
34.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tully Sparks

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7011
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
2.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.073
2.073
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.82
53.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tully Sparks

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
212.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
801
541.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
62.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
48.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.88
14.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
78.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
99.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
58.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
2.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
35.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
203
137.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.37
4.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
20.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA