Jim Acker vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 98). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Chris Sale

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Chris Sale

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Chris Sale

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
5003.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA