Luinder Avila vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Luinder Avila
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Luinder Avila as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luinder Avila posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.29 and WHIP 0.929 compared to 3.01 and 1.053 for Chris Sale. By the career numbers, Luinder Avila had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luinder Avila and Chris Sale

Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
7.31
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
36.23
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.24
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
31.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Luinder Avila and Chris Sale

Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luinder Avila and Chris Sale

Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luinder Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA