Matt Brash vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Matt Brash
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Matt Brash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Brash led in home run suppression (HR9+ 199 vs 113), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 144 vs 128), and run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 122). Chris Sale held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Brash.

Pitching Stats for Matt Brash and Chris Sale

Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
8.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
12.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2579
11.14
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
38.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
33.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Matt Brash and Chris Sale

Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Brash and Chris Sale

Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
170
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA