Juan Alvarez vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Bill Ricks

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Bill Ricks

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Bill Ricks

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA