Jose Alvarez vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Al Sima

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1635
34.98
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Al Sima

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Al Sima

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0