Chris Sale

P | Boston Red Sox Age: 32 (3/30/1989) Throws:

SP Rank #

2021 Season Stats

W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
5-1	42.2	3.16	1.31	28.6%	6.0%	31.1%

Chris Sale P | BOS

Four-Seamer | 49%
Slider | 31%
Changeup | 19%
All

2017 2018 2019 2021 All

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2017	94.3	49.7%	33.1%	54.5%	13.7%	15.6%	29.4%	69.5%	36.5%	39.2%	.200	.291	48.0%
2018	94.7	49.7%	31.4%	54.4%	15.0%	16.8%	31.8%	69.1%	39.1%	40.8%	.205	.288	49.4%
2019	93.1	46.3%	24.9%	52.8%	12.7%	18.5%	31.2%	63.7%	32.6%	40.4%	.223	.310	45.5%
2021	93.6	48.8%	29.8%	52.6%	13.0%	18.3%	31.3%	66.8%	31.7%	43.9%	.267	.370	46.8%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2017	1,702	444	54	20	1	9	155	22	1,183	519	.200
2018	1,256	327	37	14	2	9	111	19	868	388	.205
2019	1,142	269	28	11	1	15	106	17	728	414	.223
2021	361	83	14	2	1	3	26	8	241	120	.267

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2017	36.5%	24.3%	39.2%	12.0%	19.2%	57.6%	23.1%	16.9%	25.9%	.291	.315
2018	39.1%	20.1%	40.8%	12.7%	16.1%	63.8%	20.1%	22.4%	27.6%	.288	.321
2019	32.6%	27.0%	40.4%	7.0%	12.8%	62.4%	24.8%	24.1%	27.0%	.310	.382
2021	31.7%	24.4%	43.9%	0.0%	9.8%	51.2%	39.0%	14.6%	31.7%	.370	.408

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2017	33.1%	54.5%	13.7%	15.6%	29.4%	74.5%	59.4%	80.3%	53.9%	69.5%
2018	31.4%	54.4%	15.0%	16.8%	31.8%	71.2%	59.4%	75.7%	52.3%	69.1%
2019	24.9%	52.8%	12.7%	18.5%	31.2%	72.0%	61.9%	75.5%	45.3%	63.7%
2021	29.8%	52.6%	13.0%	18.3%	31.3%	69.1%	66.7%	70.2%	48.5%	66.8%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2017	21.0%	21.3%	53.8%	43.7%
2018	23.3%	20.2%	55.0%	46.8%
2019	22.8%	17.3%	55.4%	46.1%
2021	22.9%	22.7%	68.7%	61.4%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2017	41.9%	26.8%	31.3%	49.4%	30.3%	20.3%	7.7%	53.2%	20.3%	37.8%	54.5%	14.0%
2018	42.0%	26.5%	31.5%	49.0%	31.1%	19.9%	8.0%	53.3%	22.8%	36.6%	54.4%	12.4%
2019	39.0%	25.4%	35.6%	47.5%	33.3%	19.3%	9.1%	54.6%	24.4%	34.0%	52.8%	11.1%
2021	79.5%	6.4%	14.1%	66.2%	19.7%	14.1%	1.9%	58.2%	24.4%	33.0%	52.6%	10.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2017	79.7	32.9%	33.0%	45.5%	16.8%	23.4%	40.2%	65.5%	38.6%	43.3%	.174	.286	51.5%
2018	79.7	34.6%	34.1%	43.9%	18.4%	22.6%	41.0%	64.3%	46.1%	34.8%	.109	.232	51.2%
2019	79.0	38.4%	36.7%	47.4%	17.6%	17.7%	35.4%	67.2%	44.1%	36.4%	.188	.317	49.5%
2021	78.1	31.4%	31.2%	46.1%	14.2%	20.3%	34.5%	64.7%	45.2%	35.5%	.158	.242	46.1%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2017	1,128	293	26	9	1	11	134	14	739	389	.174
2018	873	231	17	5	0	1	117	8	561	312	.109
2019	947	260	26	13	1	4	105	14	636	311	.188
2021	232	63	7	1	0	1	23	2	150	82	.158

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2017	38.6%	18.1%	43.3%	12.7%	20.5%	63.0%	16.5%	42.5%	17.3%	.286	.343
2018	46.1%	19.1%	34.8%	9.7%	19.1%	73.0%	7.9%	39.3%	12.4%	.232	.240
2019	44.1%	19.5%	36.4%	11.6%	12.7%	72.0%	15.3%	44.9%	10.2%	.317	.338
2021	45.2%	19.4%	35.5%	0.0%	19.4%	67.7%	12.9%	41.9%	6.5%	.242	.265

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2017	33.0%	45.5%	16.8%	23.4%	40.2%	60.0%	33.0%	80.1%	42.1%	65.5%
2018	34.1%	43.9%	18.4%	22.6%	41.0%	55.8%	40.7%	68.5%	41.7%	64.3%
2019	36.7%	47.4%	17.6%	17.7%	35.4%	64.3%	43.2%	77.9%	49.4%	67.2%
2021	31.2%	46.1%	14.2%	20.3%	34.5%	65.0%	46.2%	76.6%	44.4%	64.7%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2017	34.0%	28.8%	54.9%	51.5%
2018	35.0%	28.7%	51.5%	48.1%
2019	25.8%	28.6%	54.2%	49.2%
2021	36.9%	25.5%	55.6%	49.2%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2017	40.8%	24.2%	35.0%	11.0%	27.5%	61.5%	7.0%	56.6%	15.2%	39.4%	45.5%	7.7%
2018	38.8%	22.7%	38.5%	9.4%	26.3%	64.3%	6.5%	53.7%	14.8%	42.3%	43.9%	6.2%
2019	32.4%	22.6%	45.0%	14.5%	28.5%	57.0%	7.2%	56.1%	17.5%	39.2%	47.4%	8.7%
2021	74.1%	6.5%	19.4%	10.8%	26.3%	62.9%	2.2%	47.8%	11.6%	47.4%	46.1%	10.8%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2017	86.5	17.4%	40.5%	52.5%	20.6%	16.2%	36.8%	70.4%	46.2%	34.6%	.264	.278	55.5%
2018	86.9	15.7%	42.9%	48.2%	19.2%	22.0%	41.2%	72.0%	57.1%	25.4%	.233	.254	64.4%
2019	85.2	15.3%	44.4%	50.4%	16.7%	24.7%	41.4%	73.7%	62.2%	18.3%	.261	.232	59.9%
2021	86.5	19.3%	33.8%	52.4%	13.3%	11.9%	25.2%	67.1%	64.3%	25.0%	.457	.467	53.1%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2017	598	138	24	5	1	4	19	7	421	177	.264
2018	396	80	12	3	1	1	9	7	285	111	.233
2019	377	100	13	6	0	5	7	6	278	99	.261
2021	143	36	12	2	0	2	3	1	96	47	.457

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2017	46.2%	19.2%	34.6%	2.8%	14.4%	70.2%	15.4%	47.1%	7.7%	.278	.304
2018	57.1%	17.5%	25.4%	18.8%	20.6%	73.0%	6.3%	27.0%	22.2%	.254	.266
2019	62.2%	19.5%	18.3%	6.7%	17.1%	64.6%	18.3%	37.8%	14.6%	.232	.276
2021	64.3%	10.7%	25.0%	0.0%	10.7%	78.6%	10.7%	46.4%	3.6%	.467	.500

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2017	40.5%	52.5%	20.6%	16.2%	36.8%	62.0%	58.3%	64.1%	54.2%	70.4%
2018	42.9%	48.2%	19.2%	22.0%	41.2%	61.6%	51.1%	70.0%	50.0%	72.0%
2019	44.4%	50.4%	16.7%	24.7%	41.4%	65.9%	57.8%	72.5%	49.1%	73.7%
2021	33.8%	52.4%	13.3%	11.9%	25.2%	70.9%	69.6%	71.4%	55.2%	67.1%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2017	18.7%	34.0%	121.7%	97.8%
2018	26.1%	30.9%	147.5%	123.8%
2019	28.4%	40.8%	114.0%	90.0%
2021	16.3%	14.8%	88.9%	77.8%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2017	54.7%	24.6%	20.7%	9.4%	34.4%	56.2%	9.0%	68.7%	33.9%	16.7%	52.5%	15.6%
2018	57.3%	23.0%	19.7%	7.6%	33.6%	58.8%	6.1%	71.7%	33.8%	13.9%	48.2%	14.4%
2019	53.8%	25.7%	20.4%	10.9%	31.0%	58.1%	6.4%	68.2%	34.5%	13.0%	50.4%	20.6%
2021	97.2%	0.7%	2.1%	13.3%	32.2%	54.5%	0.0%	72.7%	25.9%	18.9%	52.4%	20.2%

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
Four-Seamer	94.3	49.7%	33.1%	54.5%	13.7%	15.6%	29.4%	69.5%	36.5%	39.2%	.200	.291	48.0%
Slider	79.7	32.9%	33.0%	45.5%	16.8%	23.4%	40.2%	65.5%	38.6%	43.3%	.174	.286	51.5%
Changeup	86.5	17.4%	40.5%	52.5%	20.6%	16.2%	36.8%	70.4%	46.2%	34.6%	.264	.278	55.5%

Pitch Type	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2017	1,702	444	54	20	1	9	155	22	1,183	519	.200
2017	1,128	293	26	9	1	11	134	14	739	389	.174
2017	598	138	24	5	1	4	19	7	421	177	.264

Pitch type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2017	36.5%	24.3%	39.2%	12.0%	19.2%	57.6%	23.1%	16.9%	25.9%	.291	.315
2017	38.6%	18.1%	43.3%	12.7%	20.5%	63.0%	16.5%	42.5%	17.3%	.286	.343
2017	46.2%	19.2%	34.6%	2.8%	14.4%	70.2%	15.4%	47.1%	7.7%	.278	.304

Pitch type	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2017	33.1%	54.5%	13.7%	15.6%	29.4%	74.5%	59.4%	80.3%	53.9%	69.5%
2017	33.0%	45.5%	16.8%	23.4%	40.2%	60.0%	33.0%	80.1%	42.1%	65.5%
2017	40.5%	52.5%	20.6%	16.2%	36.8%	62.0%	58.3%	64.1%	54.2%	70.4%

Pitch Type	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2017	21.0%	21.3%	53.8%	43.7%
2017	34.0%	28.8%	54.9%	51.5%
2017	18.7%	34.0%	121.7%	97.8%

Pitch Type	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2017	41.9%	26.8%	31.3%	49.4%	30.3%	20.3%	7.7%	53.2%	20.3%	37.8%	54.5%	14.0%
2017	40.8%	24.2%	35.0%	11.0%	27.5%	61.5%	7.0%	56.6%	15.2%	39.4%	45.5%	7.7%
2017	54.7%	24.6%	20.7%	9.4%	34.4%	56.2%	9.0%	68.7%	33.9%	16.7%	52.5%	15.6%

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
Four-Seamer