Jose Alvarez vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 74), and strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 102). Steve Stone held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Stone

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
8.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7640
38.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6758
34.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Stone

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
2.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Stone

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
806.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
519.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
7.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
56.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
80.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA