Gerrit Cole vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Gerrit Cole across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 119), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 116), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 109). Gerrit Cole held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 113). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Chris Sale

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
7.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
10.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
36.23
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
3.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Chris Sale

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Chris Sale

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA