Fernando Abad vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Fernando Abad
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Fernando Abad 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 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 102). Fernando Abad held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 122). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Abad and Chris Sale

Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
10.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
7.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1513
38.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
34.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Fernando Abad and Chris Sale

Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
10.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Abad and Chris Sale

Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
27066.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-41.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA