Jose Alvarez vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross 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 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. 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 Howard Ross

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Howard Ross

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Howard Ross

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA