Daniel McCutchen vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Daniel McCutchen
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Daniel McCutchen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 61), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 78), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 75). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Chris Sale

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
10.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
40.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
35.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Chris Sale

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Chris Sale

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
109
1868.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
6.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA