Mychal Givens vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Mychal Givens
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Mychal Givens 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 105), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 122). Mychal Givens held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 122). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mychal Givens and Chris Sale

Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
7.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
10.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1913
37.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1676
32.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Mychal Givens and Chris Sale

Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mychal Givens and Chris Sale

Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
127500
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA