Xavier Hernandez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Xavier Hernandez 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 85). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Chris Sale

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
7.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Chris Sale

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Chris Sale

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
6474.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
279.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA