Jimmy Anderson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Jimmy Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 56), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 92). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 113). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Chris Sale

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Chris Sale

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Chris Sale

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA