Tavo Alvarez vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tavo Alvarez built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.4 and 1.577 for Tavo Alvarez. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Joe Stanka

Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Joe Stanka

Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Joe Stanka

Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA