Chris Michalak vs. Al Worthington — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Worthington
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Worthington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Worthington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Al Worthington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Al Worthington

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.79
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.2
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
8.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.8
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
6.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5331
38.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4777
34.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Al Worthington

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.8
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
2.58
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.82
94.82
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Al Worthington

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
1236.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
523.97
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
55.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.67
15.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
92.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
90.41
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.21
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
73.97
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
4.21
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
174.66
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA