Jose Alvarez vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola 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 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 113), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 94). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 89). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Viola

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Viola

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Frank Viola

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA