Bill Bartley vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bill Bartley
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Bill Bartley 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 3.04 and 1.265 for Bill Bartley. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bartley and Chris Sale

Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
36.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
32.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.53
36.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Bartley and Chris Sale

Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bartley and Chris Sale

Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
19.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA