Rafael Montero vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Rafael Montero
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Rafael Montero 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 84). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Montero and Chris Sale

Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.4
43.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
8.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
8.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
39.23
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
5.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
34.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Rafael Montero and Chris Sale

Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Montero and Chris Sale

Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
380
4750
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
537.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.99
-37.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA