Dave Anderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Dave Anderson 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 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Chris Sale

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Chris Sale

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Chris Sale

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
572.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-10.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA