Rick Aguilera vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Aguilera 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 99), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 87). Rick Aguilera held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 130). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Chris Sale

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.5
51.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
3.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
8.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
2.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
7.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.069
1.069
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5391
37.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
3.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4919
34.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Chris Sale

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Chris Sale

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
737
2746.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
518.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
104.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA