Tommy Milone vs. Bill Sayles — Career Comparison

Tommy Milone
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sayles
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Milone built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sayles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Milone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.61 and 1.691 for Bill Sayles. By the career numbers, Tommy Milone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Milone and Bill Sayles

Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.87
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.2
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.4
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.5
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.5
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.75
74.75
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
4.58
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.61
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2860
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
27
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953.1
9
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.2
9
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
9.77
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9.95
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.53
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.2
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.26
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
6.73
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
5.95
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4088
38.59
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
41.76
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
5.12
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.41
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.59
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
35.66
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
36.5
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.76
41.76

Fielding Stats for Tommy Milone and Bill Sayles

Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.87
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.4
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2860
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
953.1
9
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.37
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.41
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.37
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.75
74.75
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Milone and Bill Sayles

Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
2211.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
30
818.18
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
500
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.34
26
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
48.9
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
19.25
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
55.94
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
245.45
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Milone
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA