Clayton Richard vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Clayton Richard
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Clayton Richard across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 96). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Richard and Chris Sale

Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
45.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.36
76.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
4.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3854
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
9.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
3.07
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
5.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.982
0.982
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5543
38.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
4.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4999
35.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Clayton Richard and Chris Sale

Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3854
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.07
92.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.36
76.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Richard and Chris Sale

Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
285
450
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
513.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
58.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
15.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
88.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
77.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
30
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
69.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.91
-1.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.32
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
249.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
63.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA