Jorge Alcala vs. Drew Pomeranz — Career Comparison

Jorge Alcala
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Pomeranz
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Drew Pomeranz built a career as a starting pitcher and Jorge Alcala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Drew Pomeranz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 70), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97). Jorge Alcala held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 85). Role difference aside, Drew Pomeranz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jorge Alcala and Drew Pomeranz

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
3.43
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.43
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.59
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.62
41.62
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.29
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.82
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
7.79
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
8.17
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.46
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
3.81
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9.32
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940
9.32
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.34
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
37.39
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3871
38.37
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.18
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.82
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
4.13
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
33.18
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3408
33.78
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Jorge Alcala and Drew Pomeranz

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
3.43
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.43
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.17
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.86
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.36
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.11
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.62
41.62
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jorge Alcala and Drew Pomeranz

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
200
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2076
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
600
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
21.48
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.18
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
324
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA