Denny Bautista vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Denny Bautista
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Denny Bautista 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 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 76). Denny Bautista held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 113). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Denny Bautista and Chris Sale

Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
9.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
7.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
41.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
6.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
34.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Denny Bautista and Chris Sale

Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Bautista and Chris Sale

Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
9825
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA