Chris Sale

#51

Atlanta Braves

Pitcher Throws L

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

2.08

2026 ERA

12-6

2026 W-L

117.0

2026 IP

143

2026 K

Diamond All-Star

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Career Stats

411

332

157

2201.0

2,722

721

2.08

ERA

1.020

WHIP

2026 Season

117.0

143

2.08

ERA

1.020

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
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
2026-07-10	St. Louis Cardinals	A	3.0	0	5	1	0	43	—
2026-07-05	New York Mets	H	5.0	3	3	2	2	98	W
2026-06-28	San Francisco Giants	A	6.0	1	10	1	0	94	L
2026-06-20	Milwaukee Brewers	H	5.2	0	7	1	0	101	—
2026-06-10	Chicago White Sox	A	5.2	2	6	1	0	103	L
2026-06-04	Toronto Blue Jays	H	5.2	3	6	2	0	108	L
2026-05-28	Boston Red Sox	A	5.0	2	8	3	0	96	W

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 14D	1	6.0	—	9	—	1	—	—	0.00	0.333
Last 21D	2	12.0	3	20	1	2	—	—	2.25	0.667
Last 5G	5	27.0	6	34	4	4	—	—	2.00	0.815
Last 10G	10	55.0	14	71	12	5	3	—	2.29	1.182

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	20	117.0	27	93	8	143	26	2.08	1.017	11.00	2.00

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	10	59.3	11	47	4	65	14	1.67	1.028	9.86	2.12
Away	10	57.7	16	46	4	78	12	2.50	1.006	12.17	1.87

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	11	66.0	11	84	15	1.50	1.000
101+ Pitches	6	38.0	9	44	8	2.13	1.105

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	13	75.0	16	92	19	1.92	1.147
7.0+ IP	5	35.0	5	39	4	1.29	0.657

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Chris Sale compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/BB Ratio

5.500

97th

ERA

2.08

94th

K Rate

30.4%

92th

BB/9

2.00

91th

BB Rate

5.5%

91th

K/9

11.00

91th

WHIP

1.017

87th

HR/9

0.62

85th

IP per Start

5.8

55th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 306 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 41.3% Velo: 95.9 Whiff: 30.2% OPS-all: 0.682

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 38.8% Velo: 79.3 Whiff: 42.7% OPS-all: 0.458

Changeup

Usage: 11.8% Velo: 88.1 Whiff: 38.6% OPS-all: 0.602

Pitcher Type: Slider-Heavy Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: SL (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: FF (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	41.3%	95.9	2,329	+9.3"	+5.5"	6.6ft	2.69	4.90	54.1%	30.2%	31.5%	23.3%	#371	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	38.8%	79.3	2,493	-6.1"	-2.6"	6.4ft	2.83	4.85	51.5%	42.7%	36.2%	35.4%	#346	—	OK
CH	Changeup	11.8%	88.1	1,839	+10.0"	-0.2"	6.7ft	2.78	4.61	41.9%	38.6%	29.3%	33.5%	#322	—	OK
SI	Fastball	8.0%	95.3	2,187	+11.1"	+1.4"	6.6ft	2.75	4.75	50.3%	12.3%	27.5%	17.6%	#549	—	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	253	.236	.302	.362	0.664	23.7%	6.7%	8	40.8%	5.9%	#495	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	220	.177	.236	.222	0.458	41.4%	5.0%	0	18.6%	4.4%	#380	OK	—
ChangeupSmall-ish	57	.268	.263	.339	0.602	1.8%	0.0%	1	44.6%	5.4%	#441	Small-ish	—

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: 41.3% Velo: 95.9 Whiff: 30.2% OPS-all: 0.682

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 38.8% Velo: 79.3 Whiff: 42.7% OPS-all: 0.458

Changeup

Usage: 11.8% Velo: 88.1 Whiff: 38.6% OPS-all: 0.602

Pitch mix

49.4%

38.8%

11.8%

8.0%

Total pitches this season: 2,077 · Reliable

MLB The Show Card Reference

Chris Sale SP · Red Sox

All-Star Diamond ▼ Crashing

Buy-Now

12.5k

Sell-Now Net

9.5k

Flip Profit

+749

24h

-1,480 (-10.6%)

+6.3k (+102.7%)

Stamina 90

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Chris Sale SP · Red Sox

Ranked 1000 Diamond No Market Data

Buy-Now

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Sell-Now Net

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Flip Profit

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24h

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Stamina 90

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Chris Sale SP · Braves

Live Diamond ▼ Crashing

Buy-Now

6.9k

Sell-Now Net

5.1k

Flip Profit

+533

24h

-3,052 (-30.5%)

-2,149 (-23.6%)

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

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Sell-Now Net

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Flip Profit

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24h

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Stamina 96

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