Jack Bruner vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jack Bruner
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Jack Bruner 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 4.91 and 1.782 for Jack Bruner. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bruner and Chris Sale

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
41.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.782
1.782
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
33.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jack Bruner and Chris Sale

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bruner and Chris Sale

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-24.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA