Scott Bailes vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Scott Bailes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Bailes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 77), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 61). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Bailes and Chris Sale

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.99
46.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
4.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
10.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
4.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
39.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
5.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
35.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Scott Bailes and Chris Sale

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Bailes and Chris Sale

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
343
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA