Joe Adams vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Joe Adams 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 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Chris Sale

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Chris Sale

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Chris Sale

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA