Bob Babcock vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bob Babcock
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Babcock 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 3.92 and 1.413 for Bob Babcock. 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 Babcock and Chris Sale

Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
7.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
38.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
31.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Babcock and Chris Sale

Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Babcock and Chris Sale

Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA