Bill Mack vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.01 and 1.053 for Chris Sale. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Mack and Chris Sale

Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
36.23
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Mack and Chris Sale

Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Mack and Chris Sale

Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA