Al Aber vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Al Aber 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 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Chris Sale

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Chris Sale

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Chris Sale

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA