Clayton Mortensen vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Clayton Mortensen
MillenialIdahoThrows 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 Clayton Mortensen 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 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 77), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 63). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Chris Sale

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.57
17.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
8.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
6.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
39.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
5.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
34.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Chris Sale

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.57
17.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Chris Sale

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
74
2466.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.71
-56.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA