Chris Sale | Atlanta Braves

MLB Player
Chris Sale
Height6' 6"Weight180 lbsAge37Experience16th Season
14-9W-LTied-9th
2.16ERA3rd
200KTied-11th
0.98WHIP5th
Player Information
PositionStarting Pitcher
Jersey#51
Date of Birth30/3/1989
BirthplaceLakeland, FL
CollegeFlorida Gulf Coast
Experience16th Season
Draft2010: Rd 1, Pk 13 (CHW)
Bats / ThrowsLeft/Left
MLB Debut2010
StatusActive
Awards
🏆 Gold Glove1x 2024
🏆 Cy Young1x 2024
🏆 All-MLB 1st Team1x 2024
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 162.2 | 129 | 44 | 39 | 10 | 31 | 200 |
| Postseason | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 420 | 339 | 17 | 4 | 2246.2 | 1821 | 794 | 736 | 223 | 518 | 2779 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.1 | 1.93 | 1.07 | 23.1 | 32 | 10 | 3.2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.2 | 2.79 | 1.11 | 71.0 | 79 | 27 | 2.9 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| 2012 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 5.8 | 3.05 | 1.14 | 192.0 | 192 | 51 | 3.8 | 167 | 66 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 6.9 | 3.07 | 1.07 | 214.1 | 226 | 46 | 4.9 | 184 | 81 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 6.6 | 2.17 | 0.97 | 174.0 | 208 | 39 | 5.3 | 129 | 48 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.3 | 3.41 | 1.09 | 208.2 | 274 | 42 | 6.5 | 185 | 88 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.9 | 3.34 | 1.04 | 226.2 | 233 | 45 | 5.2 | 190 | 88 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 6.0 | 2.90 | 0.97 | 214.1 | 308 | 43 | 7.2 | 165 | 73 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 6.9 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 158.0 | 237 | 34 | 7.0 | 102 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 2.3 | 4.40 | 1.09 | 147.1 | 218 | 37 | 5.9 | 123 | 80 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | 3.16 | 1.34 | 42.2 | 52 | 12 | 4.3 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.18 | 1.06 | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1.7 | 4.30 | 1.13 | 102.2 | 125 | 29 | 4.3 | 87 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 6.2 | 2.38 | 1.01 | 177.2 | 225 | 39 | 5.8 | 141 | 48 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.9 | 2.58 | 1.07 | 125.2 | 165 | 32 | 5.2 | 102 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 5.5 | 2.16 | 0.98 | 162.2 | 200 | 31 | 6.5 | 129 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 420 | 339 | 159 | 97 | .621 | -- | 2.95 | 1.04 | 2246.2 | 2779 | 518 | 5.4 | 1821 | 794 | 736 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
Postseason Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.0 | 8.38 | 1.45 | 9.2 | 12 | 1 | 12.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 4.11 | 1.24 | 15.1 | 24 | 8 | 3.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 8.00 | 1.78 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2.8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 4.26 | 1.03 | 12.2 | 19 | 1 | 19.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0.0 | 5.79 | 1.33 | 46.2 | 66 | 14 | 4.7 | 48 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 392 | 92 | 4.261 | .185 | .275 | .272 | .546 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1104 | 288 | 3.833 | .203 | .284 | .328 | .612 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3019 | 772 | 3.911 | .235 | .291 | .370 | .660 | 37 | 1 | 19 | 263 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3248 | 866 | 3.751 | .230 | .282 | .354 | .636 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 283 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2753 | 685 | 4.019 | .205 | .262 | .305 | .567 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 192 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3323 | 854 | 3.891 | .233 | .282 | .368 | .649 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 292 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3431 | 907 | 3.783 | .227 | .279 | .372 | .651 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 311 | 79 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3428 | 851 | 4.028 | .208 | .254 | .349 | .603 | 34 | 3 | 24 | 277 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2525 | 617 | 4.092 | .181 | .243 | .288 | .532 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 163 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2466 | 612 | 4.029 | .221 | .284 | .412 | .695 | 30 | 2 | 24 | 229 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 736 | 183 | 4.022 | .269 | .333 | .419 | .752 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 102 | 25 | 4.080 | .217 | .280 | .304 | .584 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1670 | 425 | 3.929 | .227 | .292 | .417 | .709 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 160 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2815 | 702 | 4.010 | .216 | .269 | .319 | .588 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 208 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2031 | 510 | 3.982 | .220 | .285 | .341 | .627 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 158 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2574 | 648 | 3.972 | .215 | .270 | .306 | .576 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 183 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 35617 | 9037 | 3.941 | .219 | .276 | .349 | .625 | 354 | 29 | 223 | 2902 | 730 | 145 | 26 | 36 | 15 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 24 | 1.1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 86 | 1.1 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 103.2 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 59.0 | 239 | 281 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 138.0 |
| 2013 | 108.3 | 15.2 | 9.5 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 60.8 | 274 | 306 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 96.0 |
| 2014 | 105.9 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 65.1 | 182 | 244 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 101.0 |
| 2015 | 107.2 | 15.9 | 11.8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 | 226 | 299 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 118.0 |
| 2016 | 107.2 | 15.1 | 9.3 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 60.2 | 259 | 353 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 146.0 |
| 2017 | 107.1 | 16.0 | 12.9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 64.1 | 196 | 296 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 177.0 |
| 2018 | 93.5 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 150 | 182 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 134.0 |
| 2019 | 98.6 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 58.5 | 151 | 193 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2021 | 81.8 | 17.3 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 54 | 61 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75.0 |
| 2022 | 51.0 | 18.0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.5 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 83.5 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 101 | 162 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 114.0 |
| 2024 | 97.1 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 62.6 | 198 | 232 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 157.0 |
| 2025 | 96.8 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 60.9 | 121 | 181 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 84.0 |
| 2026 | 95.3 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 62.6 | 179 | 223 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 130.0 |
| Career | 100.3 | 15.9 | 11.1 | 217 | 17 | 4 | 0.0 | 2458 | 3132 | 0.8 | 53 | 12 | 48 | 3 | 126 | 50 | 1574.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs LAD2026 Postseason | L 3-1 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 95 | 24 | 48.0 | L(0-1) | - | 4.26 |
vs PHI2026 Postseason | W 6-2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.52 |
vs PHI2026 Postseason | W 5-3 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 95 | 25 | 61.0 | - | - | 4.26 |
vs CIN2026 Regular Season | W 3-2 F/10 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 97 | 21 | 67.0 | - | - | 2.16 |
vs PHI2026 Regular Season | W 6-5 F/11 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 94 | 26 | 63.0 | - | - | 2.18 |
@ PHI2026 Regular Season | W 5-2 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 103 | 25 | 58.0 | W(14-9) | - | 2.10 |
vs LAD2026 Regular Season | W 1-0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 109 | 34 | 88.0 | W(13-9) | - | 2.06 |
@ MIL2026 Regular Season | L 2-1 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 94 | 25 | 54.0 | L(12-9) | - | 2.20 |
vs ARI2026 Regular Season | L 2-0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 108 | 23 | 67.0 | L(12-8) | - | 2.16 |
@ NYY2026 Regular Season | L 5-4 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 103 | 23 | 56.0 | L(12-7) | - | 2.20 |
@ NYM2026 Regular Season | W 1-0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 94 | 20 | 77.0 | W(12-6) | - | 2.08 |
vs SD2026 Regular Season | W 6-5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 25 | 60.0 | W(11-6) | - | 2.19 |
vs TEX2026 Regular Season | W 15-1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 79.0 | W(10-6) | - | 2.06 |
@ STL2026 Regular Season | L 2-1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 11 | 59.0 | - | - | 2.20 |
vs NYM2026 Regular SeasonWeek 27 | W 14-3 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 98 | 24 | 42.0 | W(9-6) | - | 2.27 |
@ SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 26 | L 3-2 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 94 | 26 | 59.0 | L(8-6) | - | 2.10 |
vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | W 4-3 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 101 | 23 | 61.0 | - | - | 2.14 |
@ CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 2-1 | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 103 | 25 | 54.0 | L(8-5) | - | 2.30 |
vs TOR2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 7-2 | 5.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 29 | 41.0 | L(8-4) | - | 2.23 |
@ BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | W 10-2 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 96 | 24 | 52.0 | W(8-3) | - | 2.01 |
@ MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 9-1 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 96 | 25 | 73.0 | W(7-3) | - | 1.89 |
vs CHC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 2-0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 100 | 25 | 66.0 | L(6-3) | - | 1.96 |
@ LAD2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | L 3-1 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 102 | 27 | 64.0 | L(6-2) | - | 2.20 |
@ COL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 9-1 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 102 | 27 | 75.0 | W(6-1) | - | 2.14 |
vs PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 6-2 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 22 | 77.0 | W(5-1) | - | 2.31 |
@ PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 3-1 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 101 | 26 | 69.0 | W(4-1) | - | 2.79 |
vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 13-1 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 97 | 26 | 57.0 | W(3-1) | - | 3.27 |
@ LAA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 6-2 | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 21 | 33.0 | L(2-1) | - | 3.94 |
vs ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 5-1 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 19 | 69.0 | W(2-0) | - | 0.75 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 6-0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 23 | 69.0 | W(1-0) | - | 0.00 |
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