Chris Archer vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Chris Archer across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 101). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Chris Sale

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
8.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
9.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5723
37.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Chris Sale

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Chris Sale

Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA