Chris Sale vs Paul Skenes

Chris SalePaul Skenes

Chris Sale and Paul Skenes compared on their MLB careers: Chris Sale played 16 seasons, 2010 to 2026, Paul Skenes 3 seasons, 2024 to 2026. Chris Sale has 159 wins to Paul Skenes's 31. Chris Sale won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Sale and Paul Skenes career totals
419GP86
159W31
97L24
3.0ERA2.6
2,241IP488.2
2,769K578
518BB121
1.0WHIP1.0
12SV0

Where each stands all time

Chris Sale and Paul Skenes all-time places
27th (2,769)Strikeouts (pitching)—
226th (159)Wins (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Chris Sale: 1 championship; NL Cy Young, NL Gold Glove
  • Paul Skenes: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Chris Sale and Paul Skenes season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2010211.9320241131.96
2nd2011222.79202510101.97
3rd20121783.05202610113.91
4th201311143.07————
5th20141242.17————
6th201513113.41————
7th201617103.34————
8th20171782.90————
9th20181242.11————
10th20196114.40————
11th2021513.16————
12th2022013.18————
13th2023654.30————
14th20241832.38————
15th2025752.58————
16th20261492.18————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA