Al Downing vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Al Downing across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 99), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 98). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Chris Sale

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
3.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
7.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9539
37.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8481
33.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Chris Sale

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Chris Sale

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA