Bob Fallon vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bob Fallon
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Bob Fallon 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 4.99 and 1.924 for Bob Fallon. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Fallon and Chris Sale

Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
7.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
41.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
35.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Fallon and Chris Sale

Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Fallon and Chris Sale

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