Chris Sale

#41 - Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	3/30/1989 (33)
Height, Weight	6'6", 183 lb
Hometown	Lakeland, FL

2022 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	0-1	5.2	3.18	1.06	20.0%	4.0%	32.4%				94.8	4.9%	28.0%	55.6%	4.47	.331

	196^th 7 W	- 117 IP	42^nd 4.18 ERA	32^nd 1.28 WHIP	110^th 21.3% K%	8^th 7.5% BB%	10^th 27.9% CSW%				43^rd 93.3 FB MPH	- 11.7% SwStr%	120^th 27.1% HC%	9^th 44.0% GB%	126^th 4.16 xERA	119^th .320 xwOBA

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Overview

Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	BOS	27	27	158.0	12	4	2.11	0.68	1.98	2.05	0.86	5.8	38.4%	5.5%	.283	.258	6.2%	57.8%	40.7%	82.5%	16.9%	36.5%
2019	BOS	25	25	147.1	6	11	4.40	0.98	3.40	1.98	1.09	7.5	35.6%	6.0%	.311	.305	10.0%	46.6%	96.0%	66.7%	15.2%	34.3%
2021	BOS	9	9	42.2	5	1	3.16	3.05	3.70	3.59	1.34	9.6	28.4%	6.6%	.358	.280	20.2%	48.7%	15.8%	79.8%	13.5%	31.1%
2022	BOS	2	2	5.2	0	1	3.18	4.47	2.35	2.98	1.06	8.7	20.0%	4.0%	.278	.379	28.0%	55.6%	0.0%	57.1%	4.9%	32.4%
SP MLB AVG		22	22	117.0	7	7	4.18	4.16	4.15	4.13	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.6%	.291	.283	27.0%	44.0%	13.4%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
4 Years		63	63	353.2	23	17	3.21	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.02	7.0	35.6%	5.8%	.305	.286	10.9%	51.2%	44.6%	74.9%	15.5%	34.8%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 38%
Slider | 32%
Changeup | 24%
Sinker | 6%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2021 2022 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	96.8	11.3%	42.6%	52.1%	18.7%	15.1%	33.8%	73.2%	69.4%	48.5%	33.3%	.149	.178	.313	9.1%	.145	.182	17.3%	2,380
2019	93.5	12.3%	22.6%	48.7%	10.6%	14.2%	24.8%	59.6%	54.0%	30.6%	33.3%	.283	.400	.367	50.0%	.273	.373	27.7%	2,392
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	93.7	41.2%	32.9%	47.9%	12.2%	17.5%	29.7%	66.3%	61.1%	31.0%	45.2%	.254	.328	.350	10.5%	.215	.286	28.2%	2,300
2022	94.8	38.2%	11.8%	56.4%	5.1%	33.3%	38.5%	66.7%	64.1%	0.0%	50.0%	.333	.295	.500	0.0%	.333	.295	33.3%	2,341
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.8%	26.4%	50.1%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	34.9%	41.7%	.268	.354	.297	13.7%	.262	.356	30.9%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.145	.182	.279	.392	17.3%	9.1%	33.3%	14.7%	84.9	84.6	16.5	1.2	0.9	3.3	5.3	6.2	2,380
2019	.273	.373	.367	.596	27.7%	22.2%	58.3%	32.3%	90.9	96.9	16.6	1.2	1.0	3.1	5.4	6.1	2,392
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.215	.286	.302	.352	28.2%	2.4%	45.2%	26.8%	89.5	84.6	18.5	8.5	6.9	2.7	5.3	6.4	2,300
2022	.333	.295	.500	.442	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	89.1	95.8	29.0	9.2	6.9	2.8	5.3	6.6	2,341
SP MLB AVG	.262	.356	.286	.397	30.9%	10.0%	41.5%	29.0%	90.5	88.6	18.9	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,250

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	284	75	6	3	1	1	41	1	0	0	208	76	.149	.257	.178
2019	302	65	6	4	1	6	25	4	0	0	180	122	.283	.683	.400
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	303	71	11	2	1	2	21	8	0	0	201	102	.254	.413	.328
2022	39	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	13	.333	.333	.295
SP MLB AVG	637	157	22	7	1	6	32	15	1	0	423	214	.268	.467	.354

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	48.5%	18.2%	33.3%	15.2%	9.1%	15.2%	30.3%	54.5%	27.8%	9.1%	36.4%	21.2%	21.2%	3.0%	27.3%
2019	30.6%	36.1%	33.3%	2.8%	50.0%	33.3%	36.1%	30.6%	22.8%	2.8%	19.4%	19.4%	30.6%	5.6%	63.9%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	31.0%	23.8%	45.2%	9.5%	10.5%	23.8%	38.1%	38.1%	22.8%	2.4%	19.0%	33.3%	33.3%	9.5%	40.5%
2022	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	23.1%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%
SP MLB AVG	34.9%	23.4%	41.7%	12.5%	13.7%	31.9%	35.4%	32.7%	21.0%	3.5%	22.9%	31.9%	23.9%	7.7%	38.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	17.3%	9.1%	33.3%	14.7%	.149	.178	.313	.333	.145	.182	.279	.392	84.9	84.6	16.5
2019	27.7%	22.2%	58.3%	32.3%	.283	.400	.367	.472	.273	.373	.367	.596	90.9	96.9	16.6
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	28.2%	2.4%	45.2%	26.8%	.254	.328	.350	.381	.215	.286	.302	.352	89.5	84.6	18.5
2022	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	.333	.295	.500	.500	.333	.295	.500	.442	89.1	95.8	29.0
SP MLB AVG	30.9%	10.0%	41.5%	29.0%	.268	.354	.297	.337	.262	.356	.286	.397	90.5	88.6	18.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	42.6%	52.1%	18.7%	15.1%	33.8%	73.2%	69.4%	32.1%	58.1%	67.9%	60.3%	72.0%	20.9%	25.0%	77.1%	74.3%
2019	22.6%	48.7%	10.6%	14.2%	24.8%	59.6%	54.0%	23.4%	45.4%	76.6%	62.9%	81.4%	16.2%	17.7%	62.2%	45.9%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	32.9%	47.9%	12.2%	17.5%	29.7%	66.3%	61.1%	25.0%	48.8%	75.0%	67.3%	79.2%	22.4%	27.3%	67.1%	56.2%
2022	11.8%	56.4%	5.1%	33.3%	38.5%	66.7%	64.1%	15.4%	33.3%	84.6%	50.0%	90.9%	42.9%	0.0%	55.6%	55.6%
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	50.1%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	19.4%	47.6%	80.6%	71.0%	84.4%	22.8%	22.2%	62.5%	51.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	37.0%	30.6%	32.4%	61.3%	26.1%	12.7%	7.0%	30.6%	38.7%	45.4%	17.3%	46.5%	52.1%	10.1%	31.1%
2019	34.1%	23.5%	42.4%	54.0%	30.1%	15.9%	7.0%	39.4%	37.1%	49.0%	21.5%	41.1%	48.7%	13.5%	20.2%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	44.9%	26.1%	29.0%	57.8%	25.1%	17.2%	7.6%	29.7%	44.2%	57.4%	24.4%	32.7%	47.9%	11.5%	21.2%
2022	35.9%	28.2%	35.9%	48.7%	28.2%	23.1%	7.7%	43.6%	28.2%	53.8%	46.2%	23.1%	56.4%	0.0%	11.1%
SP MLB AVG	34.6%	28.0%	37.4%	51.1%	26.4%	22.6%	7.4%	30.1%	41.8%	58.0%	28.9%	28.3%	50.1%	14.0%	16.1%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	80.1	12.1%	28.6%	44.9%	17.4%	23.0%	40.3%	64.6%	61.0%	54.3%	28.6%	.134	.160	.314	0.0%	.118	.148	6.9%	2,498
2019	78.9	11.7%	40.3%	46.5%	20.5%	19.4%	39.9%	71.5%	67.7%	43.8%	31.3%	.145	.198	.323	10.0%	.145	.197	8.5%	2,521
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	78.0	31.5%	34.3%	42.2%	14.2%	20.3%	34.5%	64.7%	60.8%	52.9%	35.3%	.158	.217	.242	8.3%	.161	.222	11.1%	2,215
2022	79.2	32.4%	28.6%	36.4%	6.1%	33.3%	39.4%	66.7%	63.6%	50.0%	0.0%	.125	.267	.250	-	.189	.303	20.0%	2,391
SP MLB AVG	84.3	23.5%	33.6%	41.2%	15.4%	14.1%	29.5%	62.7%	57.1%	41.9%	36.5%	.230	.289	.283	14.8%	.223	.288	22.9%	2,378

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.118	.148	.278	.268	6.9%	2.9%	22.9%	9.2%	84.1	83.2	10.5	1.2	-0.4	3.3	5.1	5.6	2,498
2019	.145	.197	.321	.373	8.5%	3.1%	31.3%	12.2%	83.0	86.1	12.7	1.2	-0.4	3.2	5.3	5.5	2,521
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.161	.222	.247	.285	11.1%	2.9%	38.2%	20.6%	81.2	82.5	2.4	5.3	-2.6	2.8	5.3	6.2	2,215
2022	.189	.303	.366	.406	20.0%	0.0%	50.0%	20.0%	95.5	-	7.0	7.3	-2.6	3.0	5.4	6.5	2,391
SP MLB AVG	.223	.288	.272	.367	22.9%	7.7%	37.5%	25.2%	86.8	86.1	14.7	3.3	1.4	-0.9	5.7	6.3	2,378

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	305	87	9	2	0	0	47	2	3	1	197	108	.134	.159	.160
2019	288	82	6	4	0	1	44	3	3	0	206	82	.145	.237	.198
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	232	63	7	1	0	1	23	2	4	0	150	82	.158	.228	.217
2022	33	10	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	22	11	.125	.250	.267
SP MLB AVG	359	95	12	4	0	3	27	5	1	1	229	130	.230	.389	.289

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	54.3%	17.1%	28.6%	8.6%	0.0%	54.3%	31.4%	14.3%	12.8%	5.7%	40.0%	31.4%	20.0%	0.0%	25.7%
2019	43.8%	25.0%	31.3%	6.3%	10.0%	40.6%	43.8%	15.6%	20.5%	6.3%	34.4%	28.1%	28.1%	0.0%	28.1%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-