Bob Ayrault vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bob Ayrault
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Ayrault 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 4.05 and 1.418 for Bob Ayrault. 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 Ayrault and Chris Sale

Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
8.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
5.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
38.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
33.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Ayrault and Chris Sale

Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ayrault and Chris Sale

Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
16200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ayrault
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA