Jake Boyd vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jake Boyd
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Jake Boyd 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 7.02 and 1.970 for Jake Boyd. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Boyd and Chris Sale

Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
13.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
44.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
10.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.85
44.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jake Boyd and Chris Sale

Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.47
82.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Boyd and Chris Sale

Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
62
166.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
519.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
126.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.32
62.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
153.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
207.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
83.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
129.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.11
70.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
6.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA