Joe Borden vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.01 and 1.053 for Chris Sale. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Chris Sale

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Chris Sale

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Chris Sale

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
24.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
23.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA