Bill Anderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Anderson 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 10.13 and 2.000 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Sale

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Sale

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Sale

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA