Casey Fien vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Casey Fien
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Casey Fien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 105). Casey Fien held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 193 vs 130). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Casey Fien and Chris Sale

Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
9.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
8.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
7.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
37.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
34.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.31
37.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Casey Fien and Chris Sale

Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
9.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.172
0.172
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Fien and Chris Sale

Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
303
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fien
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA