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%
	6-5	102.2	4.30	1.13	29.4%	6.8%	31.5%

	95^th 7 W	113^th 114 IP	88^th 4.60 ERA	31^st 1.33 WHIP	10^th 21.6% K%	60^th 8.0% BB%	9^th 28.0% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.9	14.3%	21.3%	40.6%	5.01	3.40

	82^nd 93.5 FB MPH	23^rd 11.7% SwStr%	9^th 27.6% HC%	137^th 43.8% GB%	90^th 4.98 PLV	16^th 4.57 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	20	20	102.2	6	5	4.30	3.38	3.80	3.66	1.13	7.6	29.4%	6.8%	.291	21.3%	40.6%	1.31	15.3%	69.9%	14.3%	31.5%	5.01
SP MLB Percentile		41	41	42	47	63	56	92	83	89	82	82	95	69	60	96	32	50	43	35	89	95	53
SP MLB AVG		21	21	114.0	7	7	4.60	4.57	4.59	4.55	1.33	8.9	21.6%	8.0%	.296	27.6%	43.8%	1.37	15.3%	72.1%	11.7%	28.0%	4.98
5 Years		83	83	456.1	29	22	3.45	-	-	-	1.04	7.1	34.2%	6.1%	.302	11.3%	43.7%	1.10	40.6%	73.8%	15.2%	34.1%	5.10

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 42%
Slider | 38%
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	93.9	42.5%	33.6%	47.5%	11.6%	17.2%	28.8%	65.7%	60.5%	33.3%	44.4%	.250	.326	.301	12.5%	.232	.308	28.0%	2,205
SP MLB Percentile	58	57	89	23	73	45	63	52	55	47	64	65	70	53	64	78	82	69	35
SP MLB AVG	93.5	38.2%	26.4%	50.7%	9.8%	17.8%	27.6%	65.4%	59.5%	34.2%	41.7%	.274	.363	.309	15.3%	.267	.362	31.1%	2,256

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	.232	.308	.275	.366	28.0%	7.4%	39.1%	26.4%	90.5	91.5	21.2	9.3	6.3	2.9	5.2	6.5	2,205
SP MLB Percentile	78	82	70	79	69	80	76	69	63	18	36	99	2	99	5	45	35
SP MLB AVG	.267	.362	.297	.411	31.1%	10.3%	43.1%	29.3%	91.1	89.0	19.1	4.7	9.1	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,256

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	709	163	21	10	0	6	39	13	1	1	466	243	.250	.439	.326
SP MLB Percentile	64	60	41	30	46	43	64	50	34	5	62	34	65	66	70
SP MLB AVG	647	159	22	8	1	6	34	16	1	0	429	219	.274	.487	.363

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	33.3%	22.2%	44.4%	13.0%	12.5%	27.3%	23.6%	49.1%	21.4%	2.8%	25.9%	31.5%	21.3%	11.1%	35.2%
SP MLB Percentile	47	62	64	56	64	21	2	98	53	48	72	49	74	14	76
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.1%	41.7%	12.5%	15.3%	31.9%	35.5%	32.6%	21.1%	3.1%	22.0%	31.7%	24.9%	7.9%	39.4%

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	28.0%	7.4%	39.1%	26.4%	.250	.326	.301	.339	.232	.308	.275	.366	90.5	91.5	21.2
SP MLB Percentile	69	80	76	69	65	70	53	55	78	82	70	79	63	18	36
SP MLB AVG	31.1%	10.3%	43.1%	29.3%	.274	.363	.309	.353	.267	.362	.297	.411	91.1	89.0	19.1

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	33.6%	47.5%	11.6%	17.2%	28.8%	65.7%	60.5%	23.8%	48.5%	76.2%	61.6%	84.5%	21.9%	32.5%	62.3%	51.5%
SP MLB Percentile	89	23	73	45	63	52	55	73	56	73	81	47	41	97	45	46
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	50.7%	9.8%	17.8%	27.6%	65.4%	59.5%	20.4%	47.5%	79.6%	69.5%	83.5%	23.1%	21.8%	62.4%	51.9%

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	46.1%	27.8%	26.1%	54.9%	26.4%	18.8%	7.1%	26.0%	46.3%	58.7%	11.8%	29.5%	47.5%	13.7%	18.7%
SP MLB Percentile	94	36	7	65	50	35	34	30	76	65	71	57	23	53	66
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	29.0%	36.2%	51.8%	26.3%	21.9%	7.6%	29.1%	41.9%	57.2%	13.9%	28.9%	50.7%	13.7%	16.8%

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	709	5.05	3,581	45.4%	17.8%	36.8%	8.6%	-3.2	3.69	-7
SP MLB Percentile	64	70	65	62	38	60	60	75	-	80
SP MLB AVG	647	4.90	3,207	43.0%	18.4%	38.7%	4.3%	-	-	-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	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	77.8	37.5%	38.4%	39.4%	17.7%	18.8%	36.5%	64.3%	60.4%	30.7%	44.0%