Javier Assad vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Javier Assad
Gen ZMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Javier Assad across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 98). Javier Assad held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 131 vs 122). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Javier Assad and Chris Sale

Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
8.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
7.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
38.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
33.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Javier Assad and Chris Sale

Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Javier Assad and Chris Sale

Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javier Assad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA