Chris Sale vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 84). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Sale and Mike Willis

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Chris Sale and Mike Willis

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Sale and Mike Willis

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA