Chris Sale Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Chris Sale played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2025, appearing in 393 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 145 W and 88 L, an ERA of 3.01, 2,579 SO, a WHIP of 1.046, and a WAR of 57.5.

🧾 Basic Profile

Chris Sale
NameChris Sale
Date of BirthMarch 30, 1989
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut2010
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Chris Sale Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Chris Sale.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Chris Sale appeared in 393 games over 15 MLB seasons from 2010 to 2025. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS312 (MLB Rank: 317)
GF25 (MLB Rank: 2,983)
W145 (MLB Rank: 281)
L88 (MLB Rank: 752)
SV12 (MLB Rank: 1,128)
ERA3.01 (MLB Rank: 1,440)
IP2084 (MLB Rank: 407)
SHO3 (MLB Rank: 1,446)
CG16 (MLB Rank: 1,751)
SO2,579 (MLB Rank: 32)
BB487 (MLB Rank: 845)
H1,692 (MLB Rank: 622)
HR213 (MLB Rank: 230)
SO911.14 (MLB Rank: 257)
BB92.1 (MLB Rank: 10,648)
H97.31 (MLB Rank: 10,822)
HR90.92 (MLB Rank: 4,597)
WHIP1.046 (MLB Rank: 11,389)
WAR57.5 (MLB Rank: 73)

📊 Last Season Summary (2025)

In his final season (2025), Chris Sale recorded the following stats:

GS20
W7
L5
ERA2.58
IP125.2
SO165
BB32
H102
HR11
SO911.82
BB92.29
H97.31
HR90.79
WHIP1.066
WAR4.0

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 2024, 18 W
  • Most SO: 2017, 308 SO
  • Most IP: 2016, 226.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 2013, 6.5 WAR
  • Best ERA: 2010, 1.95 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Chris Sale appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 6.49, pitched 33.3 IP, struck out 47 batters, with 1 W and 3 L.

Chris Sale Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
2010
2
1
1.93
0.667
4
32
23.1
1.2
1.071
2
15
10
5
5
225
2.74
12.3
3.2
0
21
8
0
0
0.8
5.8
3.9
0
0
0
1
92
2011
2
2
2.79
0.5
8
79
71
2.4
1.113
6
52
27
22
22
156
3.12
10
2.93
0
58
17
0
0
0.8
6.6
3.4
0
2
3
2
288
2012
17
8
3.05
0.68
0
192
192
5.7
1.135
19
167
51
66
65
140
3.27
9
3.76
29
30
0
1
0
0.9
7.8
2.4
0
6
5
6
772
2013
11
14
3.07
0.44
0
226
214.1
6.5
1.073
23
184
46
81
73
137
3.17
9.5
4.91
30
30
0
4
1
1
7.7
1.9
1
14
2
8
866
2014
12
4
2.17
0.75
0
208
174
6.1
0.966
13
129
39
48
42
173
2.57
10.8
5.33
26
26
0
2
0
0.7
6.7
2
0
11
2
3
685
2015
13
11
3.41
0.542
0
274
208.2
3.4
1.088
23
185
42
88
79
114
2.73
11.8
6.52
31
31
0
1
0
1
8
1.8
0
13
0
7
854
2016
17
10
3.34
0.63
0
233
226.2
5
1.037
27
190
45
88
84
121
3.46
9.3
5.18
32
32
0
6
1
1.1
7.5
1.8
0
17
2
2
907
2017
17
8
2.9
0.68
0
308
214.1
5.9
0.97
24
165
43
73
69
157
2.45
12.9
7.16
32
32
0
1
0
1
6.9
1.8
0
8
0
3
851
2018
12
4
2.11
0.75
0
237
158
6.5
0.861
11
102
34
39
37
209
1.98
13.5
6.97
27
27
0
0
0
0.6
5.8
1.9
0
14
0
4
617
2019
6
11
4.4
0.353
0
218
147.1
2.1
1.086
24
123
37
80
72
110
3.39
13.3
5.89
25
25
0
1
1
1.5
7.5
2.3
0
13
0
2
612
2021
5
1
3.16
0.833
0
52
42.2
0.9
1.336
6
45
12
19
15
149
3.69
11
4.33
9
9
0
0
0
1.3
9.5
2.5
0
4
1
0
183
2022
0
1
3.18
0
0
5
5.2
0
1.059
0
5
1
3
2
141
2.41
7.9
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
7.9
1.6
0
1
0
0
25
2023
6
5
4.3
0.545
0
125
102.2
1.6
1.13
15
87
29
52
49
106
3.8
11
4.31
20
20
0
0
0
1.3
7.6
2.5
0
8
0
3
425
2024
18
3
2.38
0.857
0
225
177.2
6.2
1.013
9
141
39
48
47
174
2.09
11.4
5.77
29
29
0
0
0
0.5
7.1
2
1
8
0
4
702
2025
7
5
2.58
0.583
0
165
125.2
4
1.066
11
102
32
38
36
161
2.67
11.8
5.16
20
21
0
0
0
0.8
7.3
2.3
0
11
0
3
510