Elden Auker vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Elden Auker and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 4.42) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.495). Elden Auker had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.59 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 Elden Auker and Chris Sale

Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Chris Sale

Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Chris Sale

Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA