Dana Allison vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dana Allison
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Dana Allison 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 7.36 and 2.000 for Dana Allison. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dana Allison and Chris Sale

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
34.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dana Allison and Chris Sale

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dana Allison and Chris Sale

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