Head to head · 2026 pitching

Andrew Alvarez vs Cade Cavalli

In 2026 Cade Cavalli has been worth 1.7 more wins. Both lines are computed from play-by-play on the same constants, so they are measured the same way rather than quoted from two sources.

Teammates: two of the 3 most valuable pitchers on the 2026 Washington Nationals.

Andrew Alvarez WSH

Cade Cavalli WSH

2026 season

2026 pitching. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for ERA, FIP, WHIP and walks that is the lower one.
Statistic	Andrew Alvarez	Cade Cavalli
G	25	32
GS	17	32
IP	112.2	169.2
W	2	13
SO	114	200
ERA	3.43	3.02
FIP	3.33	3.26
WHIP	1.30	1.16
K/9	9.1	10.6
BB/9	4.1	2.5
FIP−	80	78
WAR	2.4	4.1

Career

Totalled over the seasons published here, which is not the same as a whole career: a player who debuted before 2005 begins at 2005, not at his real first game.

Career pitching totals. ERA, WHIP and the per-nine rates are recomputed from the components rather than averaged; FIP needs each season’s own constant and is left to the season table.
Statistic	Andrew Alvarez	Cade Cavalli
G	30	43
GS	22	43
IP	136.0	222.2
W	3	16
L	7	7
SV	1	0
SO	134	246
BB	61	65
ERA	3.24	3.52
WHIP	1.26	1.24
K/9	8.9	9.9
BB/9	4.0	2.6
HR/9	0.5	1.0
WAR	2.9	4.5

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How these are computed

FIP uses the constant solved from this season’s own runs, and FIP− is park-adjusted against the same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page. To put these two beside a third, the comparison page takes up to four.