Jose Alvarez vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays 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. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 3.47 and 1.367 for Jose Alvarez. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Carl Mays

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Carl Mays

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Carl Mays

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
180.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
44.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50