Elmer Riddle vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Elmer Riddle and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 3.4) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.400). Elmer Riddle had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.52 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Chris Sale 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 Elmer Riddle and Chris Sale

Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.26
65.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
3.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
8.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
4.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
38.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
3.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
34.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Elmer Riddle and Chris Sale

Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Riddle and Chris Sale

Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
191
300
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
532.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA