Jeff Austin vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Jeff Austin 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 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Chris Sale

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
7.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Chris Sale

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Chris Sale

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2280
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA