Phil Bickford vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Phil Bickford 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 skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 112). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Sale

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
7.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Sale

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Chris Sale

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA