Scott Munninghoff vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Scott Munninghoff
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Scott Munninghoff 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 4.5 and 2.167 for Scott Munninghoff. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Munninghoff and Chris Sale

Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Scott Munninghoff and Chris Sale

Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Munninghoff and Chris Sale

Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
824.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Munninghoff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA