Dale Alderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dale Alderson
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Dale Alderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.053 compared to 6.56 and 1.794 for Dale Alderson. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Alderson and Chris Sale

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
13.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.12
13.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
42.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
39.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.39
42.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dale Alderson and Chris Sale

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Alderson and Chris Sale

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1371.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-61.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA