Juan Alvarez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Juan Alvarez 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 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Chris Sale

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Chris Sale

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Chris Sale

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
80
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA