John McCarty vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

John McCarty
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and John McCarty 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 3.91 and 1.738 for John McCarty. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John McCarty and Chris Sale

John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
11.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
42.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
8.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
37.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for John McCarty and Chris Sale

John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.13
78.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.381
2.381
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John McCarty and Chris Sale

John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
20
148.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
585.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
133.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
125.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
39.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
148.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
148.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
177.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
45.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
66.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA