Brandon Dickson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Brandon Dickson
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Brandon Dickson 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 5.94 and 1.740 for Brandon Dickson. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Dickson and Chris Sale

Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
38.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Brandon Dickson and Chris Sale

Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Dickson and Chris Sale

Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
204.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
206.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA