Jack Armstrong vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Jack Armstrong across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 103). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Chris Sale

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
5.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Chris Sale

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Chris Sale

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
231.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA