Jose Alvarez vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 2.99 and 1.441 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Doc Watson

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.99
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
32.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Doc Watson

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Doc Watson

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA