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Christopher

Sale

PAge : 37Throws : L

#51

Chris Sale

#51PAtlanta Braves

Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2010-08-06

Born in : Lakeland, FL, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJVDMPMMJRBWHIP
2026Atlanta Braves271492.16162.22000.98
2025Atlanta Braves21752.58125.21651.07
2024Atlanta Braves291832.38177.22251.01
2023Boston Red Sox20654.30102.21251.13
2022Boston Red Sox2013.185.251.06
2021Boston Red Sox9513.1642.2521.34
2019Boston Red Sox256114.40147.12181.09
2018Boston Red Sox271242.11158.02370.86
2017Boston Red Sox321782.90214.13080.97
2016Chicago White Sox3217103.34226.22331.04
2015Chicago White Sox3113113.41208.22741.09
2014Chicago White Sox261242.17174.02080.97
2013Chicago White Sox3011143.07214.12261.07
2012Chicago White Sox301783.05192.01921.14
2011Chicago White Sox58222.7971.0791.11
2010Chicago White Sox21211.9323.1321.07
Career totals420159972.952246.227791.04

ContractAtlanta Braves payroll →

Type
Extension
Length
3 yrs · 2024–2026
Total value
56.0 M$
AAV
19.00 M$

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.16

FIP

2.29

xFIP

2.82

ERA-

51

WHIP

0.98

K%

30.9 %

BB%

4.8 %

Strikeouts

200

Innings

162.7

Wins

14

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

4.8

Strikeouts

165

2026 WAR

5.8

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+9)

  • 20232.1 WAR · 3.7 per full season
  • 20246.5 WAR · 6.6 per full season
  • 20253.6 WAR · 5.2 per full season
  • 20265.8 WAR · 6.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

-21 · 37 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

96

MLB elite

VEL
Velocity
80
STF
Stuff
95
CTL
Control
89
CNT
Contact allowed
92
STA
Stamina
85
DUR
Durability
79
EX
Experience
98
Why these ratings?
  • VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
  • STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
  • CTL — Control : Walks avoided
  • CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
  • STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

5.8

#4 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

99 / 100

#2 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

95 / 100

Surplus $38.7M · salary $18.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention98
Stuff97
Command98
Contact allowed94
Velocity80
Workload83

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.29 · RA9-WAR: 6.4

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

96.1 mi/h

78th percentile

K%

30.9 %

97th percentile

BB%

4.8 %

97th percentile

xERA

2.97

92th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.267

92th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.2 %

82th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVFastballK%BB%xERAxwOBA allowed
2026ATL5.8999696.130.94.82.97.267
2025ATL3.6979394.832.46.32.84.264
2024ATL6.51009194.832.15.62.77.263
2023BOS2.1788293.929.46.83.63.295
2021BOS0.8718093.628.46.63.55.291

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentIPHERBBSOERA
Sep 23vs CIN5.2410102.16
Sep 11vs PHI7.033262.18
Sep 4@ PHI6.062172.10
Aug 27vs LAD9.0500112.06
Aug 21@ MIL6.082062.20
Aug 14vs AZ6.051092.16
Aug 8@ NYY6.053282.20
Jul 29@ NYM6.020092.08
Jul 23vs SD6.0531112.19
Jul 17vs TEX7.020062.06

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