Ross Grimsley vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Ross Grimsley across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 58), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 75). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Sale

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.61
55.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
9.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
2.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8544
37.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7792
34.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Sale

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Sale

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
346
519
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
529.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
67.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.33
-5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA