Erik Davis vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Erik Davis
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Erik Davis 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 3.12 and 1.269 for Erik Davis. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Davis and Chris Sale

Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2579
11.14
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.46
12.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.24
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Erik Davis and Chris Sale

Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Davis and Chris Sale

Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA