Victor Alvarez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Victor Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Victor 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 7.31 and 1.625 for Victor 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 Victor Alvarez and Chris Sale

Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
39.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
34.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Victor Alvarez and Chris Sale

Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Alvarez and Chris Sale

Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2700
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA