Rod Beck vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 95). Rod Beck held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 130). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Chris Sale

Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
3.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
8.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
2.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
7.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3170
37.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
3.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
33.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.15
37.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Chris Sale

Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Chris Sale

Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
24.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA