Scott Atchison vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Scott Atchison
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Atchison as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Atchison led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 113), walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 130), and run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 122). Chris Sale held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Atchison.

Pitching Stats for Scott Atchison and Chris Sale

Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.71
60.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
8.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
6.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.987
0.987
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1427
37.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
33.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.05
37.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Scott Atchison and Chris Sale

Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Atchison and Chris Sale

Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
90000
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA