Jose Alvarez vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 82). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Phil Ortega

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Phil Ortega

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Phil Ortega

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
486.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA