Wilson Alvarez vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Wilson Alvarez
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wilson Alvarez and Jose Mercedes are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 110 for Wilson Alvarez and 108 for Jose Mercedes, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Jose Mercedes gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Jose Mercedes

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.58
52.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
8.36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.98
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
4.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
6.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7518
38.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
4.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6553
33.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Jose Mercedes

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Jose Mercedes

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
2048.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
548.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
8.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-4.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
190.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA