Jack Aker vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican 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 Jack Aker 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 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 76). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Chris Sale

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
8.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Chris Sale

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Chris Sale

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
2861.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
294.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA