Tavo Alvarez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tavo Alvarez and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.577). Tavo Alvarez had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.31 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 Tavo Alvarez and Chris Sale

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Chris Sale

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Chris Sale

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.18
-5.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA