Jorge Alcala vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jorge Alcala
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale 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. Chris Sale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 105). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jorge Alcala and Chris Sale

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
7.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
37.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
33.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jorge Alcala and Chris Sale

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jorge Alcala and Chris Sale

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA