Luke Archer vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Luke Archer and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 3.98) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.509). Luke Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Luke Archer and Chris Sale

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Chris Sale

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Chris Sale

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
13.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
4.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA