Barret Browning vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Barret Browning 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 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Chris Sale

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Chris Sale

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Chris Sale

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA