Chris Sale
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Chris Sale
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Birthdate:
March 30, 1989 (59 y, 8 m, 26 d)
Born In:
Lakeland, FL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'5"/205
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2021 (2nd) Chicago (MLB)
2019 Chicago (MLB)
2018 Chicago (MLB)
2017 (2nd) Chicago (MLB)
All-Star 2023 Chicago (MLB)
2021 Chicago (MLB)
2019 Chicago (MLB)
2018 Chicago (MLB)
2017 Chicago (MLB)
2016 Chicago (MLB)
2014 None (MLB)
2013 None (MLB)
2012 None (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 2025 New York (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month May 2021 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 2020 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 2018 Chicago (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 74 55.6 27.4
Grey Ink 247 198.1 128.2
HoF Standard 43 43.1 42.2
WAR 70.8 63.1 59.7
WAR7 41.0 41.1 38.8
JAWS 55.9 52.1 49.2
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Zack Greinke R 931
Madison Bumgarner R 911
Michael Wacha R 903
Julio Teheran R 902
Tim Farano R 901
Seiesnsui Sakumoto R 886
Graham Lawson R 880
Billy Deitch R 879
Johnny Wrench 879
Tomás Banda R 868
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year G Rank
2011 58 4
Year GS Rank
2012 29 6
2013 30 5
2014 26 9
2015 35 3
2016 34 2
2017 36 1
2018 34 2
2019 34 2
2020 34 1
2021 33 6
2023 33 4
Year W Rank
2010 2 10
2012 17 1
2013 11 5
2014 12 8
2015 13 6
2016 15 7
2017 21 1
2018 18 2
2019 15 7
2020 14 6
2021 17 5
Year L Rank
2012 8 8
2013 14 1
2015 11 9
2016 15 5
2027 19 1
Year Win % Rank
2012 0.680 2
2013 0.440 5
2015 0.542 8
2017 0.677 4
2018 0.643 9
2019 0.652 8
2021 0.654 9
Year SV Rank
2010 4 1
2011 8 2
Year IP Rank
2012 192.0 2
2013 214.1 1
2014 174.0 9
2015 232.1 2
2016 241.1 1
2017 257.1 1
2018 244.1 1
2019 239.2 1
2020 219.1 5
2021 220.2 3
Year BF Rank
2012 772 6
2013 866 1
2014 685 9
2015 952 1
2016 986 1
2017 1024 1
2018 986 1
2019 948 1
2020 910 3
2021 893 4
Year HR Rank
2012 19 5
2013 23 4
2015 31 1
2016 30 4
2020 28 6
Year BB Rank
2012 51 4
2013 46 5
Year K Rank
2011 79 10
2012 192 3
2013 226 2
2014 208 3
2015 222 1
2016 242 1
2017 243 1
2018 245 1
2019 255 1
2020 231 1
2021 231 1
Year WP Rank
2012 6 4
2013 8 6
2015 8 10
2017 13 3
Year ERA Rank
2012 3.047 1
2013 3.065 3
2014 2.172 2
2017 2.938 3
2018 2.763 2
2019 2.779 1
2021 3.141 5
2023 3.701 10
2025 3.501 6
Year BABIP Rank
2012 0.297 3
2013 0.288 4
2014 0.280 4
2024 0.261 5
2025 0.271 9
Year WHIP Rank
2012 1.135 1
2013 1.073 2
2014 0.966 2
2015 1.132 3
2016 1.123 6
2017 1.045 3
2018 1.085 3
2019 0.981 1
2021 1.042 4
2024 1.104 7
2025 1.067 4
Year H/9 Rank
2012 7.828 1
2013 7.726 2
2014 6.672 2
2016 8.279 9
2017 7.485 5
2018 7.846 5
2019 7.360 1
2021 7.505 3
Year BB/9 Rank
2012 2.391 4
2013 1.932 1
2014 2.017 3
2015 1.511 3
2016 1.827 2
2017 1.924 7
2018 1.915 5
2019 1.465 2
2020 1.806 7
2021 1.876 10
2023 1.827 7
2024 1.748 6
2025 1.167 1
Year CG Rank
2012 1 3
2013 4 1
2014 2 2
2015 2 3
2016 6 2
2017 5 2
2018 4 2
2019 6 1
2020 2 8
2022 2 10
Year SHO Rank
2013 1 1
2016 2 2
2017 2 2
2018 1 2
2019 3 1
2020 1 3
2021 1 4
2023 1 5
Year BB (Low) Rank
2012 51 3
2013 46 1
2014 39 2
2015 39 3
2016 49 5
2019 39 5
2023 40 8
2024 38 6
2025 22 1
Year Hits Rank
2012 167 6
2013 184 3
2015 224 2
2016 222 4
2017 214 6
2018 213 8
2020 203 6
2023 224 5
2027 220 4
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2012 167 1
2013 184 2
2014 129 1
2024 178 9
2025 159 3
Year HR (Low) Rank
2012 19 2
2013 23 3
2014 13 2
Year WAR Rank
2011 1.1 10
2012 4.6 2
2013 4.9 3
2014 5.1 5
2015 4.4 4
2016 4.5 5
2017 6.6 2
2018 6.5 1
2019 6.9 1
2021 5.8 1
Year W (Low) Rank
2012 17 6
2013 11 2
2014 12 3
2023 8 6
Year L (Low) Rank
2012 8 2
2013 14 5
2014 4 1
2015 11 9
2019 8 3
2023 6 3
2024 9 9
2025 7 2
Year rWAR Rank
2010 0.8 8
2011 1.6 7
2012 5.7 2
2013 5.3 3
2014 6.2 2
2017 7.3 2
2018 7.8 2
2019 6.9 1
2021 5.6 7