Sean Burnett vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Sean Burnett
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats 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 Sean Burnett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 113). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Burnett and Chris Sale

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
9.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
8.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
6.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
38.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
33.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Sean Burnett and Chris Sale

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
9.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Burnett and Chris Sale

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
380
6514.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
12.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.15
-2.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA