Scott Arnold vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Chris Sale

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Chris Sale

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Chris Sale

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA