Dustin McGowan vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dustin McGowan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Dustin McGowan 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 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 96). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dustin McGowan and Chris Sale

Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
8.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
7.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
34.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dustin McGowan and Chris Sale

Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dustin McGowan and Chris Sale

Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
291
6020.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-37.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
393.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA