Paul Assenmacher vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Paul Assenmacher
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Assenmacher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 102), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 106). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Paul Assenmacher and Chris Sale

Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
9.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
58.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
8.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
3.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
8.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3664
38.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
2.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
3.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3240
34.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Paul Assenmacher and Chris Sale

Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
9.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.163
0.163
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Assenmacher and Chris Sale

Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
11050
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
450
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.79
9.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA