Juan Alvarez vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams 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. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Sidney Williams

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
40.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Sidney Williams

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Sidney Williams

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100