Max Fried vs. Paul Skenes — Career Comparison

Max Fried
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Paul Skenes
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Paul Skenes a clear advantage over Max Fried across the core pitching metrics. Paul Skenes led in run prevention (ERA+ 216 vs 136), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 178 vs 133), and strikeout rate (K%+ 145 vs 107). Max Fried held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 129). Paul Skenes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Max Fried and Paul Skenes

Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.67
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.53
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.77
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.34
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.17
69.17
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.76
61.76
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.03
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.96
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
7.89
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.46
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.48
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.08
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
8.77
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
10.83
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4415
36.8
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
35
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
3.38
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.13
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4041
33.69
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
32.53
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.8
36.8
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35

Fielding Stats for Max Fried and Paul Skenes

Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.67
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.53
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.48
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.58
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.17
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.38
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.06
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.26
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Fried and Paul Skenes

Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
853.69
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
600
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
507.38
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
108.72
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.19
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.19
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.79
39.44
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136.91
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
148.99
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.24
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
116.78
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.54
42.42
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
40
161.07
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52.35
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA