Chris Sale vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Zack Wheeler across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 117). Zack Wheeler held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 113). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Chris Sale and Zack Wheeler

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
3.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7086
36.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Chris Sale and Zack Wheeler

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Sale and Zack Wheeler

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA