Mike Matthews vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 97). Mike Matthews held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 113). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Matthews and Chris Sale

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
6.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
33.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Matthews and Chris Sale

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Matthews and Chris Sale

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
231
4950
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
27.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
5.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA