Pete Alexander vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alexander and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Pete Alexander posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.56 vs 3.01) and home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 0.92). Chris Sale had the advantage in WHIP (1.053 vs 1.121). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Chris Sale

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20928
36.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
3.24
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.29
36.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Chris Sale

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Chris Sale

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
549.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
18.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA