Charlie Roy vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Charlie Roy
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Charlie Roy 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 4.91 and 1.582 for Charlie Roy. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Roy and Chris Sale

Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
40.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
37.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Charlie Roy and Chris Sale

Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Roy and Chris Sale

Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.68
-50.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA