Mike Rowland vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Mike Rowland
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational 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 Mike Rowland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Rowland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.01 and 1.053 for Chris Sale. By the career numbers, Mike Rowland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Rowland and Chris Sale

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
36.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.24
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.102
1.102
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.91
36.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Rowland and Chris Sale

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Rowland and Chris Sale

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA