Craig Dingman vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Craig Dingman
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Craig Dingman 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 6.1 and 1.682 for Craig Dingman. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Dingman and Chris Sale

Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.092
1.092
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
6.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.619
1.619
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
34.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Craig Dingman and Chris Sale

Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Dingman and Chris Sale

Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA