R. J. Alvarez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

R. J. Alvarez
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 R. J. 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 7.71 and 1.879 for R. J. 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 R. J. Alvarez and Chris Sale

R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
10.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.813
1.813
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
43.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.813
1.813
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
35.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.32
43.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for R. J. Alvarez and Chris Sale

R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. J. Alvarez and Chris Sale

R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. J. Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA