Tom Cox vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Tom Cox
Lost GenerationKentuckyNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National 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 Tom Cox 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 9 and 1.200 for Tom Cox. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cox and Chris Sale

Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Tom Cox and Chris Sale

Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cox and Chris Sale

Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
900
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA