Cy Malis vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Cy Malis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Cy Malis 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 4.91 and 1.636 for Cy Malis. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Malis and Chris Sale

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
41.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Cy Malis and Chris Sale

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Malis and Chris Sale

Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA