Tavo Alvarez vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tavo Alvarez built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.4 and 1.577 for Tavo Alvarez. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Craig Lefferts

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Craig Lefferts

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.08
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.85
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Craig Lefferts

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.05
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.75
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA