Kevin Appier vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Kevin Appier across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 97), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 98). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Chris Sale

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Chris Sale

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Chris Sale

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA