Joe Bitker vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Joe Bitker 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 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Chris Sale

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
8.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Chris Sale

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Chris Sale

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