Hank Aguirre vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Hank Aguirre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Hank Aguirre across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 102), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 116). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Hank Aguirre and Chris Sale

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
3.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
7.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
3.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
5.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5790
37.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
3.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5262
34.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Hank Aguirre and Chris Sale

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Aguirre and Chris Sale

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
628.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
545.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
46.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.87
6.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
66.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
-13.5
-18.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
236
331.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA