Raúl Álvarez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Raúl Álvarez
Greatest GenerationCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Raúl Álvarez and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 5.89) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.562). Raúl Álvarez had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.3 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Chris Sale 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 Raúl Álvarez and Chris Sale

Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.58
57.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
10.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
21.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
36.23
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
6.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
17.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.47
21.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Raúl Álvarez and Chris Sale

Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.58
57.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Raúl Álvarez and Chris Sale

Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
33
257.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
62.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
16.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
14.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA