Rick Anderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Chris Sale posted a stronger line than Rick Anderson. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.521). By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Chris Sale

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Chris Sale

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Chris Sale

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA