Garvin Alston vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Garvin Alston
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Garvin Alston 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 9 and 2.000 for Garvin Alston. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garvin Alston and Chris Sale

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Garvin Alston and Chris Sale

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garvin Alston and Chris Sale

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA