Willie Mitchell vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Willie Mitchell
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Mitchell and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willie Mitchell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 3.01) and home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.92). Chris Sale had the advantage in WHIP (1.053 vs 1.268). By the career numbers, Willie Mitchell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mitchell and Chris Sale

Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.84
68.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
2.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4896
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
8.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
5.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6796
37.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
33.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.48
37.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Willie Mitchell and Chris Sale

Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
12.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
14.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
19.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
17.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.44
90.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mitchell and Chris Sale

Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
279
281.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
535.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
74.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
102.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
4.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
4.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA