Jay Avrea vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Avrea 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 3.38 and 1.688 for Jay Avrea. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Chris Sale

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Chris Sale

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Chris Sale

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA