Rafael Carmona vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Rafael Carmona
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats LeftCaribbeanSeattle 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 Rafael Carmona 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 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 82). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Carmona and Chris Sale

Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.94
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
42.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
34.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Rafael Carmona and Chris Sale

Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Carmona and Chris Sale

Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Carmona
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA