Luis Ayala vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Luis Ayala 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 100). Luis Ayala held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 130). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Sale.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Chris Sale

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
3.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
5.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
37.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
3.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
34.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Chris Sale

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Chris Sale

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA