Santo Alcala vs. Luke Bard — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Bard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.136 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Luke Bard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Luke Bard

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.56
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Luke Bard

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Luke Bard

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA