Garrett Acton vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Garrett Acton
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Garrett Acton 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 10.8 and 2.700 for Garrett Acton. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Acton and Chris Sale

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
49.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.95
49.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Garrett Acton and Chris Sale

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Acton and Chris Sale

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA