Al Atkinson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson 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 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Chris Sale

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Chris Sale

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Chris Sale

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA