Jose Alvarez vs. James McDermott — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDermott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn EckfordsUnknownStarting Pitcher

James McDermott 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 8.14 and 2.492 for James McDermott. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and James McDermott

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
8.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.9
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
20.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.43
20.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
56.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
20.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.492
2.492
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1635
34.98
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
54.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and James McDermott

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and James McDermott

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
571.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
60.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
200
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
185.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
44.65
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
65.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100