Jay Aldrich vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jay Aldrich
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican 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 Jay Aldrich 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 64), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 102). Jay Aldrich held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 130). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jay Aldrich and Chris Sale

Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
39.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
34.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jay Aldrich and Chris Sale

Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Aldrich and Chris Sale

Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
37200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA