Jose Rodriguez vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jose Rodriguez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican 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 Jose Rodriguez 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 3.33 and 1.438 for Jose Rodriguez. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Rodriguez and Chris Sale

Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
5.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
38.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
33.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jose Rodriguez and Chris Sale

Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Rodriguez and Chris Sale

Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA