Steve Blass vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Steve Blass across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 87), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 93). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Chris Sale

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.54
57.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6780
38.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Chris Sale

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Chris Sale

Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
295
295
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA