Jose Alvarado vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarado
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarado posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarado had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarado and Jose Cano

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.97
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.47
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
7.09
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.76
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
11.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.46
11.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1586
38.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.52
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.66
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
33.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarado and Jose Cano

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
9.98
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.05
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarado and Jose Cano

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
244800
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-65.33
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA