Bob Alexander vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bob Alexander
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Bob Alexander 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 10.64 and 2.455 for Bob Alexander. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Alexander and Chris Sale

Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
46.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
39.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.64
46.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Alexander and Chris Sale

Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Alexander and Chris Sale

Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA