Jose Alvarez vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan 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 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. 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 Sean O'Sullivan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1635
34.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Sean O'Sullivan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Sean O'Sullivan

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA