Mark Malaska vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Mark Malaska
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Mark Malaska 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 3.75 and 1.722 for Mark Malaska. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Malaska and Chris Sale

Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
10.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
40.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.611
1.611
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
33.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Mark Malaska and Chris Sale

Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
10.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Malaska and Chris Sale

Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Malaska
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA