Bert Abbey vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn 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 Bert Abbey 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 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Chris Sale

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Chris Sale

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Chris Sale

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA