James Atkins vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Atkins and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 3.6) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.733). James Atkins had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.6 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 James Atkins and Chris Sale

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Chris Sale

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Chris Sale

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA