Bob Anderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Bob Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 100), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 89). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Chris Sale

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Chris Sale

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Chris Sale

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
234.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA