Wilson Alvarez vs. Kyle Farnsworth — Career Comparison

Wilson Alvarez
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wilson Alvarez built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wilson Alvarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 80). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 71). Role difference aside, Wilson Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Kyle Farnsworth

Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.58
52.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
8.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
4.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
6.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7518
38.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
4.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6553
33.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Kyle Farnsworth

Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Kyle Farnsworth

Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
355
2048.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
548.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
8.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
33
190.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA