Chris Sale

#51

Atlanta Braves

Pitcher Throws L

6'6", 180 lbs · Born Mar 30, 1989 · Debut 2010

2.16

2026 ERA

14-9

2026 W-L

162.2

2026 IP

200

2026 K

Diamond All-Star

⚾ MLB The Show 2026 · ✓ Verified

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Career Stats

418

339

159

2246.2

2,779

733

2.16

ERA

0.980

WHIP

2026 Season

162.2

200

2.16

ERA

0.980

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-23	Cincinnati Reds	H	5.2	1	10	0	1	97	—
2026-09-11	Philadelphia Phillies	H	7.0	3	6	2	0	94	—
2026-09-04	Philadelphia Phillies	A	6.0	2	7	1	1	103	W
2026-08-27	Los Angeles Dodgers	H	9.0	0	11	0	0	109	W
2026-08-21	Milwaukee Brewers	A	6.0	2	6	0	0	94	L
2026-08-14	Arizona Diamondbacks	H	6.0	1	9	0	0	108	L
2026-08-08	New York Yankees	A	6.0	3	8	2	0	103	L
2026-07-29	New York Mets	A	6.0	0	9	0	0	94	W
2026-07-23	San Diego Padres	H	6.0	3	11	1	0	98	W
2026-07-17	Texas Rangers	H	7.0	0	6	0	0	89	W

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	33.2	8	40	3	2	1	—	2.14	0.861
Last 10G	10	64.2	15	83	6	5	3	—	2.09	0.789

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	27	162.7	39	129	10	200	31	2.16	0.984	11.07	1.72

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	14	87.0	16	64	5	101	16	1.66	0.920	10.45	1.66
Away	13	75.7	23	65	5	99	15	2.74	1.057	11.78	1.78

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
41–60 Pitches	1	3.0	—	5	1	0.00	1.000
61–80 Pitches	2	10.0	7	10	2	6.30	0.800
81–100 Pitches	14	84.7	17	106	17	1.81	0.980
101+ Pitches	10	65.0	15	79	11	2.08	1.015

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
3.0–4.2 IP	2	7.0	6	12	3	7.71	1.429
5.0–6.2 IP	18	104.7	25	132	22	2.15	1.118
7.0+ IP	7	51.0	8	56	6	1.41	0.647

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Chris Sale compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/BB Ratio

6.452

98th

BB/9

1.72

97th

BB Rate

4.8%

97th

ERA

2.16

93th

K Rate

30.9%

93th

WHIP

0.984

91th

K/9

11.07

90th

HR/9

0.55

88th

IP per Start

6.0

57th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 40.8% Velo: 96.1 Whiff: 30.3% OPS-all: 0.656

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 40.2% Velo: 79.6 Whiff: 43.7% OPS-all: 0.472

Changeup

Usage: 10.6% Velo: 88.4 Whiff: 34.5% OPS-all: 0.647

Pitcher Type: Power Arm Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: SL (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SI (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	40.8%	96.1	2,345	+9.2"	+5.5"	6.6ft	2.68	4.91	55.2%	30.3%	31.8%	23.3%	#355	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	40.2%	79.6	2,525	-6.2"	-2.6"	6.4ft	2.81	4.86	51.8%	43.7%	36.1%	35.1%	#328	—	OK
CH	Changeup	10.6%	88.4	1,854	+10.0"	-0.2"	6.7ft	2.77	4.62	39.1%	34.5%	26.8%	33.4%	#404	—	OK
SI	Fastball	8.3%	95.5	2,208	+11.0"	+1.5"	6.7ft	2.73	4.76	51.2%	12.3%	29.6%	17.3%	#576	—	OK

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	362	.237	.291	.368	0.659	24.9%	5.5%	11	42.8%	7.4%	#464	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	320	.177	.241	.231	0.472	42.2%	4.4%	0	22.8%	4.4%	#392	OK	—
Changeup	81	.275	.272	.375	0.647	3.7%	0.0%	2	44.9%	6.4%	#476	OK	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 40.8% Velo: 96.1 Whiff: 30.3% OPS-all: 0.656

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 40.2% Velo: 79.6 Whiff: 43.7% OPS-all: 0.472

Changeup

Usage: 10.6% Velo: 88.4 Whiff: 34.5% OPS-all: 0.647

Pitch mix

49.2%

40.2%

10.6%

8.3%

Total pitches this season: 2,996 · Reliable

MLB The Show Card Reference

Chris Sale SP · Red Sox

All-Star Diamond ▲ Rising Fast

Buy-Now

20.9k

Sell-Now Net

10.8k

Flip Profit

+6.7k

24h

+2.4k (+12.9%)

+1.9k (+9.9%)

Stamina 90

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Chris Sale SP · Red Sox

Ranked 1000 Diamond No Market Data

Buy-Now

—

Sell-Now Net

—

Flip Profit

—

24h

—

Stamina 90

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Chris Sale SP · Braves

Live Diamond ▼ Crashing

Buy-Now

9.2k

Sell-Now Net

6.8k

Flip Profit

+771

24h

-2,300 (-20.0%)

-3,356 (-26.7%)

Break 99

Velocity 91

Stamina 87

H/9 avg 85

Control 81

K/9 avg 77

Pitch	Spd	Ctrl	Brk
Slider	79	81	—
4-Seam Fastball	95	81	—
Circle Change	87	81	—
Sinker	94	81	—

Chris Sale SP · White Sox

All-Star Gold No Market Data

Buy-Now

—

Sell-Now Net

—

Flip Profit

—

24h

—

Stamina 96

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