Jose Alvarez vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 69), walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 110), and home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 105). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Glavine

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.98
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Glavine

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.97
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Glavine

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
127.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.2
28.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
36.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100