Chris Sale
Christopher Sale
Born: March 30, 1989
Lakeland, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 180
College: Florida Gulf Coast University
Career: 2010-2023
Draft: Round 21 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Colorado Rockies)
Draft: Round 1 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Lakeland Senior (FL) HS
Florida Gulf Coast
Minor League Statistics
Chris Sale compiled a career record of 120 wins and 80 losses in his 343-game career with the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.93 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23.3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.79 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 71.0 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 288 |
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.05 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 192.0 | 167 | 66 | 65 | 19 | 51 | 5 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 772 |
| 2013 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 14 | .440 | 3.07 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 214.3 | 184 | 81 | 73 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 226 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 866 |
| 2014 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.17 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.0 | 129 | 48 | 42 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 208 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 685 |
| 2015 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.41 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 208.7 | 185 | 88 | 79 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 274 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 854 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.34 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 226.7 | 190 | 88 | 84 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 233 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 907 |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.90 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 214.3 | 165 | 73 | 69 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 308 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 851 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 102 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 237 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 617 |
| 2019 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.40 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 147.3 | 123 | 80 | 72 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 218 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 612 |
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| 2022 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.7 | 87 | 52 | 49 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 425 |
| Totals | 120 | 80 | .600 | 3.10 | 343 | 263 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1780.7 | 1449 | 664 | 614 | 193 | 416 | 15 | 2189 | 111 | 1 | 41 | 7177 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 323 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .115 | .115 | .154 | .269 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .386 | .048 |
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 58 | 0 | 71.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.535 | .345 |
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 30 | 29 | 192.0 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.547 | 1.100 |
| 2013 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 30 | 30 | 214.3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 1.008 | .800 |
| 2014 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 26 | 26 | 174.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .879 | .654 |
| 2015 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 31 | 31 | 208.7 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .958 | .992 | .742 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 226.7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.231 | .969 |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 214.3 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.260 | .938 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 27 | 27 | 158.0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 1.367 | .889 |
| 2019 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 25 | 25 | 147.3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .794 | .520 |
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 9 | 9 | 42.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.266 | .667 |
| 2022 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 2 | 2 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | .500 |
| 2023 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 20 | 20 | 102.7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .877 | .500 |
| Totals | 343 | 263 | 1780.7 | 74 | 159 | 5 | 11 | .979 | 1.178 | .679 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.35 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 152 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 2 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .931 | .500 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .500 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .500 |
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2021 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 10 | 7 | 34.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.324 | .500 |
Awards
2017 - AL TSN All-Star SP
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