Elvis Alvarado vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican 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 Elvis Alvarado 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 3.19 and 1.346 for Elvis Alvarado. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Chris Sale

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
10.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
33.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Chris Sale

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Chris Sale

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA