Bob Allen vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Bob Allen 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 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Chris Sale

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
6.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.208
1.208
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Chris Sale

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Chris Sale

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
204
3600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA