Dewon Day vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dewon Day
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Dewon Day 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 11.25 and 2.333 for Dewon Day. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewon Day and Chris Sale

Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
14.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.25
14.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
48.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
40.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.75
48.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dewon Day and Chris Sale

Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.077
0.077
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewon Day and Chris Sale

Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewon Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA