Wilson Alvarez vs. Bob Caruthers — Career Comparison

Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Wilson Alvarez built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Caruthers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Caruthers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 3.96 and 1.406 for Wilson Alvarez. By the career numbers, Bob Caruthers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Bob Caruthers

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.08
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
0.99
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.53
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.69
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.47
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.31
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.58
52.58
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.77
68.77
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.08
74.08
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.95
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
3.96
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
2.83
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8486
27
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2828.2
9
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
8.36
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
8.52
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.98
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
4.15
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
6.85
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
900
2.86
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.41
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.31
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7518
38.72
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11842
37.68
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
4.41
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1393
4.43
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.83
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6553
33.75
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11146
35.46
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68

Fielding Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Bob Caruthers

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.1
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17808
27
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5936
9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.3
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
1.19
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.11
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
1
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.23
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.45
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
2.42
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.41
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1445
2.19
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.43
90.43
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.985
1.985
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.05
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Bob Caruthers

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
2048.08
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
145.56
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
600
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
548.08
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
508.95
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
143.5
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
105.71
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
21.47
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
10.32
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.99
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
37.78
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
8.27
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467.96
96.62
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
203.58
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
234.55
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.892
0.892
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
104.89
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
74.12
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
173.02
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-4.98
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482.52
99.63
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.96
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
86.1
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
190.38
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
28.91
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.76
20.76
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
31.38
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
31.38
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Caruthers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100