Chris Sale

#41 - Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	3/30/1989 (34)
Height, Weight	6'6", 180 lb
Hometown	Lakeland, FL

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	6-4	92.2	4.66	1.17	29.8%	6.9%	32.0%

	94^th 6 W	119^th 109 IP	112^th 4.59 ERA	45^th 1.33 WHIP	10^th 21.8% K%	63^rd 8.0% BB%	7^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	94.0	14.9%	20.4%	41.1%	5.00	3.44

	81^st 93.5 FB MPH	16^th 11.8% SwStr%	6^th 27.5% HC%	132^nd 43.5% GB%	95^th 4.99 PLV	15^th 4.59 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	BOS	27	27	158.0	12	4	2.11	-	1.98	-	0.86	5.8	38.4%	5.5%	.283	-	-	0.63	-	82.5%	16.9%	36.5%	-
2019	BOS	25	25	147.1	6	11	4.40	-	3.40	-	1.09	7.5	35.6%	6.0%	.311	-	-	1.47	-	66.7%	15.2%	34.3%	-
2021	BOS	9	9	42.2	5	1	3.16	3.05	3.70	3.59	1.34	9.5	28.4%	6.6%	.358	20.2%	48.7%	1.27	15.8%	79.8%	13.5%	31.1%	5.26
2022	BOS	2	2	5.2	0	1	3.18	4.47	2.35	2.98	1.06	7.9	20.0%	4.0%	.278	28.0%	55.6%	0.00	0.0%	57.1%	4.9%	32.4%	5.38
2023	BOS	18	18	92.2	6	4	4.66	3.39	3.86	3.70	1.17	7.9	29.8%	6.9%	.299	20.4%	41.1%	1.36	15.6%	67.4%	14.9%	32.0%	5.00
SP MLB Percentile		37	37	40	49	72	44	92	79	87	74	77	95	68	44	97	34	44	44	19	92	96	49
SP MLB AVG		20	20	109.0	6	6	4.59	4.59	4.61	4.56	1.33	8.9	21.8%	8.0%	.296	27.5%	43.5%	1.38	15.3%	72.3%	11.8%	28.1%	4.99
5 Years		81	81	446.1	29	21	3.51	-	-	-	1.05	7.2	34.4%	6.1%	.304	10.7%	44.2%	1.11	42.3%	73.3%	15.4%	34.3%	5.10

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 44%
Slider | 37%
Changeup | 13%
Sinker | 7%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 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	96.7	10.0%	-	-	17.8%	16.6%	34.4%	73.9%	70.4%	-	-	.141	.178	.308	-	-	-	-	-
2019	93.4	11.1%	-	-	9.2%	13.9%	23.1%	59.3%	53.5%	-	-	.308	.441	.370	-	-	-	-	-
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
2023	94.0	43.6%	33.2%	47.0%	12.3%	17.3%	29.6%	65.3%	60.2%	34.4%	47.9%	.246	.325	.301	10.9%	.218	.297	25.3%	2,207
SP MLB Percentile	59	64	88	21	80	45	72	47	52	55	75	71	72	54	70	84	87	83	37
SP MLB AVG	93.5	38.3%	26.4%	50.8%	9.7%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	34.4%	41.7%	.276	.364	.310	15.5%	.269	.363	31.3%	2,257

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
2023	.218	.297	.260	.350	25.3%	6.3%	32.7%	21.6%	90.7	91.2	22.2	9.2	6.3	2.9	5.2	6.5	2,207
SP MLB Percentile	84	87	81	84	83	86	95	92	58	18	29	99	1	99	5	46	37
SP MLB AVG	.269	.363	.297	.412	31.3%	10.5%	43.1%	29.4%	91.1	89.0	19.0	4.8	9.1	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,257

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	253	65	4	3	1	1	37	1	0	0	187	66	.141	.266	.178
2019	273	57	5	4	1	6	20	4	0	0	162	111	.308	.769	.441
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
2023	659	148	18	10	0	5	36	13	1	1	430	229	.246	.433	.325
SP MLB Percentile	62	56	47	26	44	49	64	48	31	4	62	35	71	71	72
SP MLB AVG	614	151	21	7	1	6	32	16	1	0	407	208	.276	.492	.364

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
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%
2023	34.4%	17.7%	47.9%	14.6%	10.9%	26.5%	26.5%	46.9%	20.8%	2.1%	28.1%	36.5%	17.7%	9.4%	30.2%
SP MLB Percentile	55	90	75	68	70	19	6	96	48	32	79	74	88	23	94
SP MLB AVG	34.4%	23.9%	41.7%	12.4%	15.5%	31.9%	35.4%	32.6%	21.1%	3.1%	22.2%	31.5%	24.8%	7.8%	39.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.141	.178	.308	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.308	.441	.370	.485	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
2023	25.3%	6.3%	32.7%	21.6%	.246	.325	.301	.337	.218	.297	.260	.350	90.7	91.2	22.2
SP MLB Percentile	83	86	95	92	71	72	54	59	84	87	81	84	58	18	29
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	10.5%	43.1%	29.4%	.276	.364	.310	.354	.269	.363	.297	.412	91.1	89.0	19.0

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	-	-	17.8%	16.6%	34.4%	73.9%	70.4%	31.0%	57.3%	69.0%	-	-	22.8%	-	74.2%	71.0%
2019	-	-	9.2%	13.9%	23.1%	59.3%	53.5%	20.2%	45.4%	79.8%	-	-	15.0%	-	62.9%	45.7%
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%	-	55.6%	55.6%
2023	33.2%	47.0%	12.3%	17.3%	29.6%	65.3%	60.2%	25.6%	48.0%	74.4%	59.5%	83.0%	22.5%	32.1%	63.5%	52.2%
SP MLB Percentile	88	21	80	45	72	47	52	81	50	81	88	57	46	97	55	50
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	50.8%	9.7%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	20.2%	47.6%	79.8%	69.5%	83.7%	23.2%	21.7%	62.7%	52.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45.1%	8.7%	46.2%	-	8.8%	31.6%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48.7%	10.3%	41.0%	-	14.3%	17.9%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	44.9%	26.1%	29.0%	57.8%	25.1%	17.2%	7.6%	29.7%	44.2%	57.4%	9.9%	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%	23.1%	23.1%	56.4%	0.0%	11.1%
2023	45.4%	28.2%	26.4%	56.1%	25.3%	18.5%	7.3%	26.3%	45.5%	59.9%	11.2%	28.8%	47.0%	13.4%	18.9%
SP MLB Percentile	93	37	8	71	36	31	38	30	74	70	75	52	21	47	68
SP MLB AVG	34.7%	29.0%	36.3%	51.6%	26.4%	22.0%	7.7%	29.3%	41.7%	57.3%	13.9%	28.8%	50.8%	13.7%	16.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	253	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	273	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	303	5.14	1,558	44.2%	21.1%	34.7%	9.6%	1.5	3.58	+1
2022	39	5.18	202	46.2%	20.5%	33.3%	12.8%	-0.2	3.31	-1
2023	659	5.00	3,297	44.6%	17.8%	37.6%	7.0%	-3.3	3.84	-6
SP MLB Percentile	62	63	63	57	38	55	55	78	-	78
SP MLB AVG	614	4.90	3,046	43.0%	18.4%	38.6%	4.4%	-	-	0

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	10.6%	-	-	17.5%	23.9%	41.4%	64.6%	61.2%	-	-	.127	.153	.321	-	-	-	-	-
2019	78.9	10.3%	-	-	21.3%	17.4%	38.7%	70.4%	66.4%	-	-	.159	.223	.360	-	-	-	-	-
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
2023	78.1	36.9%	39.3%	40.2%	18.5%	18.5%	37.0%	65.2%	61.0%	27.9%