Tom Acker vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Tom 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.053 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Chris Sale

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Chris Sale

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Chris Sale

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
956.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
287.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA