Ian Anderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Ian Anderson 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 98). Ian Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 113). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Chris Sale

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
8.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
8.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
38.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
34.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Chris Sale

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Chris Sale

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA