Tom Gorzelanny vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Tom Gorzelanny
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Tom Gorzelanny across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 93). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorzelanny and Chris Sale

Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
4.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
9.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
3.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
7.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3874
39.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3383
34.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorzelanny and Chris Sale

Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
92.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorzelanny and Chris Sale

Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
314
750.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
518.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.19
5.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
71.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.17
-14.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
243.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA