Mike Adams vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Mike Adams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Adams led in home run suppression (HR9+ 167 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 176 vs 122), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 138 vs 128). Chris Sale held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 119). Role difference aside, Mike Adams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Adams and Chris Sale

Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
6.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
9.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
36.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.24
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1502
33.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.52
36.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Adams and Chris Sale

Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Adams and Chris Sale

Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
123000
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA