Chad Beck vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Chad Beck
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Chad Beck 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 5.5 and 1.500 for Chad Beck. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Beck and Chris Sale

Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
40
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Chad Beck and Chris Sale

Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Beck and Chris Sale

Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA