Jose Alvarez vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter 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. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 3.47 and 1.367 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Nick Carter

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.98
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Nick Carter

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.97
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Nick Carter

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA