Alex Main vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Main and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Main posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.77 vs 3.01) and home runs allowed (0.16 per nine innings vs 0.92). Chris Sale had the advantage in WHIP (1.053 vs 1.220). By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Main and Chris Sale

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.67
58.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
7.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
36.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.28
36.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Alex Main and Chris Sale

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Main and Chris Sale

Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
552.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
22.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
108.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
117.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
15.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
156.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA