Chris Sale vs. Stephen Strasburg — Career Comparison

Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Stephen Strasburg
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 122 for Chris Sale and 121 for Stephen Strasburg, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 128 and 127 respectively. If forced to pick, Chris Sale gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.57
64.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
7.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
2.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
10.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
36.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
33.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.5
36.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
248
285.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
506.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
77.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.61
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.77
21.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
102.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
105.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.69
14.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
176.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
64.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.91
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA