Chris Ray vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Chris Ray
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Chris Ray 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 109). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Ray and Chris Sale

Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.65
48.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
8.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
7.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
38.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
33.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Chris Ray and Chris Sale

Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.8
91.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.198
0.198
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Ray and Chris Sale

Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
283
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA