Ernie Baker vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Ernie Baker
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows 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 Ernie Baker 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Ernie Baker. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Baker and Chris Sale

Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Ernie Baker and Chris Sale

Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Baker and Chris Sale

Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA