Jose Alvarez vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 85). Steve Renko held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 89). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Renko

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Renko

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Renko

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100