Dewey Adkins vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Dewey Adkins 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 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Chris Sale

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Chris Sale

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Chris Sale

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
38
991.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
260.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA