Scott Ruskin vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Scott Ruskin
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Scott Ruskin 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 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 100). Scott Ruskin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 113). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Ruskin and Chris Sale

Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
8.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
34.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Scott Ruskin and Chris Sale

Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.198
0.198
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Ruskin and Chris Sale

Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
192
7200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
41.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA