Paul Abbott vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Paul Abbott
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Paul Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 92). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Paul Abbott and Chris Sale

Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.75
53.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.14
69.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
4.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2162
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
8.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
6.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3187
39.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
5.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
34.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Paul Abbott and Chris Sale

Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2162
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.14
69.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Abbott and Chris Sale

Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
162
3888
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
20
480
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
34.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
41.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA