Chris Sale was born on Thursday, March 30, 1989, in Lakeland, Florida. Sale was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 6, 2010, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Chris Sale baseball stats page.
"It was fun (setting the Chicago White Sox record for strikeouts in a season). It was a great experience, something I'll never forget. It's awesome, something that hasn't set in yet, but I know what it means, I know what it is, I'm very thankful for it and appreciative of it." - Chris Sale (Scott Merkin, 10/03/2015, 'Sale sets franchise single-season mark for strikeouts, Left-hander breaks record set by Walsh in 1908', Source )
Chris 'The Conductor' Sale Autograph on a 2015 Panini Immaculate Autograph Baseball Card (#2/25)
Chris SaleChris Sale Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
2010 | 21 | White Sox | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23.1 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | 22 | White Sox | 58 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 71.0 | 288 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
2012 | 23 | White Sox | 30 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 192.0 | 772 | 167 | 65 | 66 | 19 | 51 | 5 | 192 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 24 | White Sox | 30 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 3.07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 214.1 | 866 | 184 | 73 | 81 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 226 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 25 | White Sox | 26 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.0 | 685 | 129 | 42 | 48 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 208 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 26 | White Sox | 31 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 208.2 | 854 | 185 | 79 | 88 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 274 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 27 | White Sox | 32 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 226.2 | 907 | 190 | 84 | 88 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 233 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 28 | Red Sox | 32 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 851 | 165 | 69 | 73 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 308 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 29 | Red Sox | 27 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 617 | 102 | 37 | 39 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 237 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 30 | Red Sox | 25 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 147.1 | 612 | 123 | 72 | 80 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 218 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 312 | 232 | 25 | 109 | 73 | .599 | 3.03 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1,629.2 | 6,544 | 1,312 | 548 | 590 | 172 | 374 | 14 | 2,007 | 38 | 98 | 1 | 18 |
Chris SaleChris Sale Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2010 | 21 | White Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2011 | 22 | White Sox | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2012 | 23 | White Sox | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2013 | 24 | White Sox | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2014 | 25 | White Sox | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2015 | 26 | White Sox | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
2016 | 27 | White Sox | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
2017 | 28 | Red Sox | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
2018 | 29 | Red Sox | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2019 | 30 | Red Sox | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 312 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .160 |
Chris SaleChris Sale Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2010 White Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.39 |
2011 White Sox | P | 58 | 0 | 213 | 20 | 0.3 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.54 |
2012 White Sox | P | 30 | 29 | 576 | 34 | 1.1 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.55 |
2013 White Sox | P | 30 | 30 | 642 | 25 | 0.8 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.01 |
2014 White Sox | P | 26 | 26 | 522 | 17 | 0.7 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.88 |
2015 White Sox | P | 31 | 31 | 626 | 24 | 0.8 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 0.99 |
2016 White Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 680 | 31 | 1.0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
2017 Red Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 643 | 30 | 0.9 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
2018 Red Sox | P | 27 | 27 | 474 | 25 | 0.9 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.37 |
2019 Red Sox | P | 25 | 25 | 442 | 13 | 0.5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.79 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 312 | 232 | 4,887 | 220 | 0.7 | 216 | 67 | 149 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.19 | |
10 Years | 312 | 232 | 4,887 | 220 | 0.7 | 216 | 67 | 149 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.19 |
Chris SaleChris Sale Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2010 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.20 | 12.34 | 3.86 |
2011 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.93 | 10.01 | 3.42 |
2012 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.76 | 9.00 | 2.39 |
2013 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.91 | 9.49 | 1.93 |
2014 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.33 | 10.76 | 2.02 |
2015 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 6.52 | 11.82 | 1.81 |
2016 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.18 | 9.25 | 1.79 |
2017 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.16 | 12.93 | 1.81 |
2018 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.97 | 13.50 | 1.94 |
2019 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.89 | 13.32 | 2.26 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 5.37 | 11.08 | 2.07 |
Chris SaleChris Sale Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2010 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $425,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $500,000.00 | Stats | - |
2013 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $850,000.00 | Stats | - |
2014 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $3,500,000.00 | Stats | - |
2015 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $6,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2016 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $9,150,000.00 | Stats | - |
2017 Boston Red Sox | 41 | $12,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2018 Boston Red Sox | 41 | $12,500,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
2019 Boston Red Sox | 41 | $15,000,000.00 | - | - |
Chris Sale Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Chris Sale set the Chicago White Sox single-season record for strikeouts in 2015 , with 274? Rounding out the top five Pale Hose who came before Sale, we only need to look at one pitcher, Hall of Famer Ed Walsh , who had the record with 269 strikeouts in 1908 , second place with 258 in 1910 , third place with 255 in 1911 , and fourth place with 254 in 1912 !
When Ed Walsh set the original team record for strikeouts in a season (269 strikeouts in 1908 ), he did so across 464 innings pitched, making the mark set by Sale in 2015 even more remarkable as he set the new record in only 208.2 innings - 11.92 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched, a new White Sox record as well!
Chris Sale was named to four consecutive All-Star Games ( 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 ), only the second Chicago White Sox pitcher sent to back-to-back-to-back-to-back Midsummer Classics . The first was also a lefty, he was sent to five straight ( 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 ), and his nickname was Billy the Kid - click his nickname if you don't know who it was.
Chris Sale on May 8, 2019, threw an Immaculate Inning ( Exactly 9 pitches in an inning - ALL 9 are strikes ). Less than a month later, on June 5, 2019, Sale recorded his second immaculate inning making Chris the first Boston Red Sox pitcher with two, and the first pitcher in Major League history with two in the same season since hall of famer Lefty Grove did it, in 1928!
What do Chris Sale (2017), Nolan Ryan (1977), Randy Johnson (1999, 2000, 2001) and Pedro Martinez (2000) have in common, besides being amazing pitchers? They are the only four pitchers in Major League history to mow down 200 batters, during the same season, during their first twenty-starts!