Jose Alvarado vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarado
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Jose Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarado led in home run suppression (HR9+ 303 vs 113), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 154 vs 128), and run prevention (ERA+ 147 vs 122). Chris Sale held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Alvarado.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarado and Chris Sale

Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
7.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
11.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2579
11.14
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.46
11.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1586
38.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
33.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarado and Chris Sale

Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
9.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarado and Chris Sale

Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
244800
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA