Nick Burdi vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Nick Burdi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red 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 Nick Burdi 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 5.34 and 1.648 for Nick Burdi. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Burdi and Chris Sale

Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
13.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2579
11.14
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.05
13.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
41.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
34.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Nick Burdi and Chris Sale

Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.029
0.029
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Burdi and Chris Sale

Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA