Joe Albanese vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Joe Albanese
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Albanese 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 4.5 and 1.667 for Joe Albanese. 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 Albanese and Chris Sale

Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Albanese and Chris Sale

Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Albanese and Chris Sale

Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA