Santo Alcala vs. Herb Karpel — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Karpel
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Karpel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 10.8 and 2.400 for Herb Karpel. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Herb Karpel

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Herb Karpel

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.1
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Herb Karpel

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