Jose Alvarez vs. John Axford — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Alvarez a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Jose Alvarez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 89). John Axford held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 89). Jose Alvarez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and John Axford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
7.7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.67
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and John Axford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and John Axford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
447
33525
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA