Luke Bard vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican 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 Luke Bard 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 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Chris Sale

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
7.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
37.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Chris Sale

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Chris Sale

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA