Alberto Arias vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Alberto Arias
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Alberto Arias 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 3.74 and 1.580 for Alberto Arias. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alberto Arias and Chris Sale

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
6.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
40.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
34.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Alberto Arias and Chris Sale

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alberto Arias and Chris Sale

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-29.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA