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Chris Sale: Personal Data
Name: Chris Sale
Full Name: Christopher Sale
Pronounced: n/a
Current Team: Atlanta Braves
Position: Pitcher
Throws: Left
Height: 6-6
Weight: 180lb
Bats: Left
Date of Birth: 1989-03-30
Birthplace: Lakeland, FL us
High School: Lakeland HS (Lakeland, FL)
College: Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL)
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season
Service Time (as of 01/2025): 14.061 years
Free Agency Year (as of 01/2025): 2026
Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 2 yrs/$38M (24-25) & 26 team option
Chris Sale: Career Pitching
Through games of Sunday, 28 September 2025.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.
Handedness Key: + R * L # S
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Year
Team
GS
GR
IP
BFP
BA
BABIP
SA
HA
PF
BBA
KA
OBA
TBA
K/W
TPP
QofP
ERA
2010
White Sox
0
21
23.1
92
0.185
0.277
0.272
0.163
1.467
0.109
0.348
0.272
0.239
3.200
378
2.18
1.93
2011
White Sox
0
58
71.0
288
0.203
0.269
0.328
0.181
1.615
0.094
0.274
0.281
0.292
2.926
469
2.71
2.79
2012
White Sox
29
1
192.0
772
0.235
0.294
0.370
0.216
1.575
0.066
0.249
0.290
0.341
3.765
533
3.08
3.05
2013
White Sox
30
0
214.1
866
0.230
0.290
0.354
0.212
1.538
0.053
0.261
0.282
0.327
4.913
544
3.15
3.07
2014
White Sox
26
0
174.0
685
0.205
0.282
0.305
0.188
1.488
0.057
0.304
0.261
0.280
5.333
416
2.41
2.17
2015
White Sox
31
0
208.2
854
0.233
0.324
0.368
0.217
1.578
0.049
0.321
0.281
0.342
6.524
572
3.31
3.41
2016
White Sox
32
0
226.2
907
0.227
0.281
0.372
0.209
1.637
0.050
0.257
0.278
0.343
5.178
524
3.03
3.34
2017
Red Sox
32
0
214.1
851
0.208
0.303
0.349
0.194
1.679
0.051
0.362
0.254
0.325
7.163
492
2.84
2.90
2018
Red Sox
27
0
158.0
617
0.181
0.283
0.288
0.165
1.598
0.055
0.384
0.243
0.264
6.971
387
2.24
2.11
2019
Red Sox
25
0
147.1
612
0.221
0.311
0.412
0.201
1.862
0.060
0.356
0.283
0.374
5.892
672
3.89
4.40
2021
Red Sox
9
0
42.2
183
0.269
0.358
0.419
0.246
1.556
0.066
0.284
0.333
0.383
4.333
765
4.42
3.16
2022
Red Sox
2
0
5.2
25
0.217
0.278
0.304
0.200
1.400
0.040
0.200
0.280
0.280
5.000
519
3.00
3.18
2023
Red Sox
20
0
102.2
425
0.227
0.291
0.417
0.205
1.839
0.068
0.294
0.292
0.376
4.310
674
3.90
4.30
2024
Braves
29
0
177.2
702
0.216
0.315
0.319
0.201
1.475
0.056
0.321
0.268
0.296
5.769
420
2.43
2.38
2025
Braves
20
1
125.2
510
0.220
0.315
0.341
0.200
1.549
0.063
0.324
0.284
0.310
5.156
543
3.14
2.58
Career
All
312
81
2084.0
8389
0.219
0.298
0.353
0.202
1.607
0.058
0.307
0.275
0.324
5.296
519
3.00
3.01
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