Ross Grimsley vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows 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 Ross Grimsley 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 3.86 and 1.571 for Ross Grimsley. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Sale

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
39.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
32.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Sale

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Sale

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA