Chad Bell vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Chad Bell
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Chad Bell 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 7.11 and 1.895 for Chad Bell. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bell and Chris Sale

Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
12.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
8.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
42.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
7.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
37.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Chad Bell and Chris Sale

Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bell and Chris Sale

Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA