Who is better, Sale or Machado?
Chris Sale leads with a GOAT score of 73.1 against 73.0 for Manny Machado — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sale vs Machado
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SaleWinner
73.1Sale wins: Longevity, Statistics
Machado
73.0Machado wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Chris Sale
73.1
Sale leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chris Sale
2. Manny Machado
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Home runs per season1. 🏳️ Chris Sale5 seasons played · career day 1,825737 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Manny Machado5 seasons played · career day 1,826699 home runs
-5.2% vs Sale at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Sale | 0 | 0 | 32 | 111 | 737 | 1,789 |
| 🏳️ Machado | 0 | 0 | 50 | 239 | 511 | 1,456 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SaleActive · Atlanta Braves | MachadoActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 420 | 2,049 |
| MLB wins | 159 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,779 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 7 | 4 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 3 | 3 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | — |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award | 1 | — |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 51 | 13 |
| MLB hits | — | 2,382 |
| MLB home runs | — | 435 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | — | 2 |
| MLB award: World Baseball Classic Pool C MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Padres MVP | — | 2 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72.5 |
| Peak w20% | 74 | 75 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 73 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 75 | 74.9 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Sale73.1
Machado73.0
FAQ
Where does Machado beat Sale?
Machado scores higher on peak, dominance. Sale leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Sale vs Machado score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sale: 73.1, Machado: 73.0.
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