Karl Adams vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Karl Adams
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Karl Adams and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 5.01) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.452). Karl Adams had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Chris Sale

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
39.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Chris Sale

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Chris Sale

Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-48.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA