Batting

Pitching

Chris Sale

Chris Sale

Atlanta Braves

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Age: 36

Bats/Throws: L/L

6'6" / 180

DOB: 3/30/1989

(36 years, 1 month, 1 day)

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Pitch Type Splits

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	AB	PA	H H - Hits Allowed	1B	2B L - Losses	3B ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	SO SO - Strikeouts	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	SF	SH	GDP	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	divider	minVel	maxVel	Vel
2010	Slider (SL)	109		28	28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	.071		76.6	87.6	82.8
2011	Slider (SL)	400		101	105	11	10	1	0	0	2	0	56	1	0	1	2	.109		77.9	87.0	82.1
2012	Slider (SL)	790		216	226	41	24	13	1	3	8	0	110	2	0	0	2	.190		72.5	94.3	78.6
2013	Slider (SL)	956		223	241	31	22	4	0	5	10	0	115	8	0	0	1	.139		71.7	84.6	78.5
2014	Slider (SL)	506		123	132	17	12	2	0	3	3	0	64	6	0	0	1	.138		70.8	84.2	79.7
2015	Slider (SL)	652		164	172	29	25	2	0	2	3	0	95	5	0	0	1	.177		65.9	85.1	78.9
2016	Slider (SL)	846		229	248	42	29	9	0	4	6	0	114	12	1	0	7	.183		72.6	84.0	78.6
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		264	287	47	26	9	1	11	14	0	134	8	1	0	1	.178		73.1	85.0	79.8
2018	Slider (SL)	872		203	222	23	17	5	0	1	8	0	116	10	1	0	0	.113		72.9	84.3	79.7
2019	Slider (SL)	947		223	249	44	26	13	1	4	14	0	105	11	0	1	0	.197		66.3	84.5	79.0
2021	Slider (SL)	232		57	63	9	7	1	0	1	2	0	23	4	0	0	1	.158		67.6	81.8	78.0
2022	Slider (SL)	33		8	10	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	.125		76.8	83.7	79.2
2023	Slider (SL)	627		149	164	24	8	9	1	6	9	0	74	5	1	0	4	.161		70.7	84.2	77.8
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		281	299	48	34	11	2	1	11	0	123	6	0	1	5	.171		72.0	83.9	78.6
2025	Slider (SL)	245		54	58	11	8	2	0	1	2	0	25	1	0	1	0	.204		73.6	84.5	78.7
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		2323	2504	380	250	82	6	42	93	0	1177	80	4	4	26	.164		65.9	94.3	79.1

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	AB	PA	H H - Hits Allowed	1B	2B L - Losses	3B ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	SO SO - Strikeouts	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	SF	SH	GDP	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	divider	minVel	maxVel	Vel
2010	Slider (SL)	109		28	28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	.071		76.6	87.6	82.8
2011	Slider (SL)	400		101	105	11	10	1	0	0	2	0	56	1	0	1	2	.109		77.9	87.0	82.1
2012	Slider (SL)	790		216	226	41	24	13	1	3	8	0	110	2	0	0	2	.190		72.5	94.3	78.6
2013	Slider (SL)	956		223	241	31	22	4	0	5	10	0	115	8	0	0	1	.139		71.7	84.6	78.5
2014	Slider (SL)	506		123	132	17	12	2	0	3	3	0	64	6	0	0	1	.138		70.8	84.2	79.7
2015	Slider (SL)	652		164	172	29	25	2	0	2	3	0	95	5	0	0	1	.177		65.9	85.1	78.9
2016	Slider (SL)	846		229	248	42	29	9	0	4	6	0	114	12	1	0	7	.183		72.6	84.0	78.6
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		264	287	47	26	9	1	11	14	0	134	8	1	0	1	.178		73.1	85.0	79.8
2018	Slider (SL)	872		203	222	23	17	5	0	1	8	0	116	10	1	0	0	.113		72.9	84.3	79.7
2019	Slider (SL)	947		223	249	44	26	13	1	4	14	0	105	11	0	1	0	.197		66.3	84.5	79.0
2021	Slider (SL)	232		57	63	9	7	1	0	1	2	0	23	4	0	0	1	.158		67.6	81.8	78.0
2022	Slider (SL)	33		8	10	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	.125		76.8	83.7	79.2
2023	Slider (SL)	627		149	164	24	8	9	1	6	9	0	74	5	1	0	4	.161		70.7	84.2	77.8
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		281	299	48	34	11	2	1	11	0	123	6	0	1	5	.171		72.0	83.9	78.6
2025	Slider (SL)	245		54	58	11	8	2	0	1	2	0	25	1	0	1	0	.204		73.6	84.5	78.7
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		2323	2504	380	250	82	6	42	93	0	1177	80	4	4	26	.164		65.9	94.3	79.1

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB/K	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2010	Slider (SL)	109		0.0%	67.9%	0.00	.071	.071	.071	.143	.000	.222	-2.5	-5.8	.064	-58
2011	Slider (SL)	400		1.9%	53.3%	0.04	.109	.135	.119	.253	.010	.244	-4.6	-16.4	.118	-24
2012	Slider (SL)	790		3.5%	48.7%	0.07	.190	.226	.301	.527	.111	.369	10.6	-15.2	.231	54
2013	Slider (SL)	956		4.1%	47.7%	0.09	.139	.203	.224	.428	.085	.252	4.6	-21.8	.198	32
2014	Slider (SL)	506		2.3%	48.5%	0.05	.138	.197	.228	.425	.089	.250	2.8	-11.4	.197	34
2015	Slider (SL)	652		1.7%	55.2%	0.03	.177	.215	.226	.441	.049	.403	3.7	-15.6	.200	34
2016	Slider (SL)	846		2.4%	46.0%	0.05	.183	.242	.275	.517	.092	.339	11.6	-17.6	.232	55
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		4.9%	46.7%	0.10	.178	.240	.345	.585	.167	.300	18.6	-16.4	.253	67
2018	Slider (SL)	872		3.6%	52.3%	0.07	.113	.185	.153	.337	.039	.253	-1.7	-27.7	.162	6
2019	Slider (SL)	947		5.6%	42.2%	0.13	.197	.278	.318	.597	.121	.351	19.1	-12.2	.263	71
2021	Slider (SL)	232		3.2%	36.5%	0.09	.158	.238	.228	.466	.070	.242	2.5	-5.1	.217	42
2022	Slider (SL)	33		10.0%	40.0%	0.25	.125	.300	.250	.550	.125	.250	0.8	-0.3	.267	82
2023	Slider (SL)	627		5.5%	45.1%	0.12	.161	.232	.356	.587	.195	.257	11.3	-8.7	.255	70
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		3.7%	41.1%	0.09	.171	.218	.235	.453	.064	.299	9.5	-25.5	.204	35
2025	Slider (SL)	245		3.4%	43.1%	0.08	.204	.246	.296	.542	.093	.357	3.5	-3.2	.244	56
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		3.7%	47.0%	0.08	.164	.221	.258	.479	.095	.305	88.6	-204.0	.216	43

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB/K	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2010	Slider (SL)	109		0.0%	67.9%	0.00	.071	.071	.071	.143	.000	.222	-2.5	-5.8	.064	-58
2011	Slider (SL)	400		1.9%	53.3%	0.04	.109	.135	.119	.253	.010	.244	-4.6	-16.4	.118	-24
2012	Slider (SL)	790		3.5%	48.7%	0.07	.190	.226	.301	.527	.111	.369	10.6	-15.2	.231	54
2013	Slider (SL)	956		4.1%	47.7%	0.09	.139	.203	.224	.428	.085	.252	4.6	-21.8	.198	32
2014	Slider (SL)	506		2.3%	48.5%	0.05	.138	.197	.228	.425	.089	.250	2.8	-11.4	.197	34
2015	Slider (SL)	652		1.7%	55.2%	0.03	.177	.215	.226	.441	.049	.403	3.7	-15.6	.200	34
2016	Slider (SL)	846		2.4%	46.0%	0.05	.183	.242	.275	.517	.092	.339	11.6	-17.6	.232	55
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		4.9%	46.7%	0.10	.178	.240	.345	.585	.167	.300	18.6	-16.4	.253	67
2018	Slider (SL)	872		3.6%	52.3%	0.07	.113	.185	.153	.337	.039	.253	-1.7	-27.7	.162	6
2019	Slider (SL)	947		5.6%	42.2%	0.13	.197	.278	.318	.597	.121	.351	19.1	-12.2	.263	71
2021	Slider (SL)	232		3.2%	36.5%	0.09	.158	.238	.228	.466	.070	.242	2.5	-5.1	.217	42
2022	Slider (SL)	33		10.0%	40.0%	0.25	.125	.300	.250	.550	.125	.250	0.8	-0.3	.267	82
2023	Slider (SL)	627		5.5%	45.1%	0.12	.161	.232	.356	.587	.195	.257	11.3	-8.7	.255	70
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		3.7%	41.1%	0.09	.171	.218	.235	.453	.064	.299	9.5	-25.5	.204	35
2025	Slider (SL)	245		3.4%	43.1%	0.08	.204	.246	.296	.542	.093	.357	3.5	-3.2	.244	56
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		3.7%	47.0%	0.08	.164	.221	.258	.479	.095	.305	88.6	-204.0	.216	43

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Thrown	Balls Balls - Balls Thrown	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	xMov	zMov	Mov
2010	Slider (SL)	109		11.1%	77.8%	11.1%	0.0%	0.0%	66	43	109		-1.1	-0.8	2.9
2011	Slider (SL)	400		15.6%	48.9%	35.6%	50.0%	0.0%	252	148	400		-4.2	-2.2	5.6
2012	Slider (SL)	790		29.5%	42.9%	27.6%	13.8%	10.3%	530	260	790		-4.3	-3.6	6.6
2013	Slider (SL)	956		17.9%	46.2%	35.8%	21.1%	13.2%	600	356	956		-6.4	-3.0	8.0
2014	Slider (SL)	506		24.1%	36.2%	39.7%	39.1%	13.0%	315	191	506		-6.0	-1.9	6.6
2015	Slider (SL)	652		29.0%	55.1%	15.9%	0.0%	18.2%	412	240	652		-5.7	-2.6	6.6
2016	Slider (SL)	846		34.8%	39.1%	26.1%	33.3%	13.3%	543	303	846		-5.3	-4.3	7.1
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		24.6%	37.3%	38.1%	31.3%	22.9%	740	387	1127		-6.3	-1.6	6.7
2018	Slider (SL)	872		21.8%	46.0%	32.2%	28.6%	3.6%	560	312	872		-7.1	-2.5	7.6
2019	Slider (SL)	947		19.7%	43.6%	36.8%	25.6%	9.3%	636	311	947		-6.8	-2.5	7.4
2021	Slider (SL)	232		24.2%	51.5%	24.2%	0.0%	12.5%	150	82	232		-5.3	-2.6	6.1
2022	Slider (SL)	33		50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	22	11	33		-7.3	-2.6	7.8
2023	Slider (SL)	627		25.3%	30.7%	44.0%	24.2%	18.2%	403	224	627		-5.4	-2.6	6.1
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		25.2%	42.6%	32.3%	22.0%	2.0%	794	341	1135		-5.3	-2.9	6.1
2025	Slider (SL)	245		27.6%	31.0%	41.4%	16.7%	8.3%	165	80	245		-4.8	-1.5	5.2
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		24.8%	42.5%	32.7%	25.4%	11.4%	6188	3289	9477		-5.7	-2.7	6.8

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Thrown	Balls Balls - Balls Thrown	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	xMov	zMov	Mov
2010	Slider (SL)	109		11.1%	77.8%	11.1%	0.0%	0.0%	66	43	109		-1.1	-0.8	2.9
2011	Slider (SL)	400		15.6%	48.9%	35.6%	50.0%	0.0%	252	148	400		-4.2	-2.2	5.6
2012	Slider (SL)	790		29.5%	42.9%	27.6%	13.8%	10.3%	530	260	790		-4.3	-3.6	6.6
2013	Slider (SL)	956		17.9%	46.2%	35.8%	21.1%	13.2%	600	356	956		-6.4	-3.0	8.0
2014	Slider (SL)	506		24.1%	36.2%	39.7%	39.1%	13.0%	315	191	506		-6.0	-1.9	6.6
2015	Slider (SL)	652		29.0%	55.1%	15.9%	0.0%	18.2%	412	240	652		-5.7	-2.6	6.6
2016	Slider (SL)	846		34.8%	39.1%	26.1%	33.3%	13.3%	543	303	846		-5.3	-4.3	7.1
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		24.6%	37.3%	38.1%	31.3%	22.9%	740	387	1127		-6.3	-1.6	6.7
2018	Slider (SL)	872		21.8%	46.0%	32.2%	28.6%	3.6%	560	312	872		-7.1	-2.5	7.6
2019	Slider (SL)	947		19.7%	43.6%	36.8%	25.6%	9.3%	636	311	947		-6.8	-2.5	7.4
2021	Slider (SL)	232		24.2%	51.5%	24.2%	0.0%	12.5%	150	82	232		-5.3	-2.6	6.1
2022	Slider (SL)	33		50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	22	11	33		-7.3	-2.6	7.8
2023	Slider (SL)	627		25.3%	30.7%	44.0%	24.2%	18.2%	403	224	627		-5.4	-2.6	6.1
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		25.2%	42.6%	32.3%	22.0%	2.0%	794	341	1135		-5.3	-2.9	6.1
2025	Slider (SL)	245		27.6%	31.0%	41.4%	16.7%	8.3%	165	80	245		-4.8	-1.5	5.2
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		24.8%	42.5%	32.7%	25.4%	11.4%	6188	3289	9477		-5.7	-2.7	6.8

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone.	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone	SwStr% SwStr% - Percentage of Strikes that were swung at and missed	divider	pVAL	pVAL/C
2010	Slider (SL)	109		24.1%	41.8%	33.0%	38.5%	47.8%	44.4%	50.5%	18.3%		4.9	4.5
2011	Slider (SL)	400		37.3%	37.8%	37.5%	25.0%	82.4%	53.3%	49.0%	17.5%		12.7	3.2
2012	Slider (SL)	790		38.7%	56.4%	47.5%	40.3%	78.3%	62.7%	49.6%	17.7%		6.0	0.8
2013	Slider (SL)	956		28.8%	44.1%	36.7%	33.8%	78.0%	61.3%	51.7%	14.2%		12.7	1.3
2014	Slider (SL)	506		33.8%	48.8%	40.9%	40.0%	83.8%	64.7%	47.4%	14.4%		5.0	1.0
2015	Slider (SL)	652		31.5%	50.0%	39.7%	40.4%	77.9%	61.4%	44.5%	15.3%		6.3	1.0
2016	Slider (SL)	846		33.1%	58.4%	45.7%	43.6%	77.3%	65.1%	50.0%	16.0%		8.8	1.0
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		31.9%	51.2%	42.2%	31.7%	77.3%	61.3%	53.5%	16.3%		7.9	0.7
2018	Slider (SL)	872		30.8%	52.8%	41.6%	36.8%	69.2%	57.0%	49.3%	17.9%		18.8	2.2
2019	Slider (SL)	947		35.7%	61.4%	49.0%	42.9%	77.1%	65.1%	51.7%	17.1%		6.7	0.7
2021	Slider (SL)	232		35.0%	55.0%	44.4%	48.8%	81.7%	68.0%	47.0%	14.2%		2.5	1.1
2022	Slider (SL)	33		31.6%	35.7%	33.3%	66.7%	100.0%	81.8%	42.4%	6.1%		0.3	0.9
2023	Slider (SL)	627		37.9%	54.2%	45.3%	46.2%	75.3%	62.0%	45.3%	17.2%		4.4	0.7
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		42.6%	57.6%	50.1%	41.1%	72.0%	58.9%	50.1%	20.6%		24.6	2.2
2025	Slider (SL)	245		41.9%	65.5%	53.1%	40.7%	76.3%	61.5%	47.3%	20.4%		2.3	1.0
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		34.8%	53.2%	43.9%	39.3%	76.2%	61.5%	49.6%	16.9%		124.0	1.3

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone.	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone	SwStr% SwStr% - Percentage of Strikes that were swung at and missed	divider	pVAL	pVAL/C
2010	Slider (SL)	109		24.1%	41.8%	33.0%	38.5%	47.8%	44.4%	50.5%	18.3%		4.9	4.5
2011	Slider (SL)	400		37.3%	37.8%	37.5%	25.0%	82.4%	53.3%	49.0%	17.5%		12.7	3.2
2012	Slider (SL)	790		38.7%	56.4%	47.5%	40.3%	78.3%	62.7%	49.6%	17.7%		6.0	0.8
2013	Slider (SL)	956		28.8%	44.1%	36.7%	33.8%	78.0%	61.3%	51.7%	14.2%		12.7	1.3
2014	Slider (SL)	506		33.8%	48.8%	40.9%	40.0%	83.8%	64.7%	47.4%	14.4%		5.0	1.0
2015	Slider (SL)	652		31.5%	50.0%	39.7%	40.4%	77.9%	61.4%	44.5%	15.3%		6.3	1.0
2016	Slider (SL)	846		33.1%	58.4%	45.7%	43.6%	77.3%	65.1%	50.0%	16.0%		8.8	1.0
2017	Slider (SL)	1127		31.9%	51.2%	42.2%	31.7%	77.3%	61.3%	53.5%	16.3%		7.9	0.7
2018	Slider (SL)	872		30.8%	52.8%	41.6%	36.8%	69.2%	57.0%	49.3%	17.9%		18.8	2.2
2019	Slider (SL)	947		35.7%	61.4%	49.0%	42.9%	77.1%	65.1%	51.7%	17.1%		6.7	0.7
2021	Slider (SL)	232		35.0%	55.0%	44.4%	48.8%	81.7%	68.0%	47.0%	14.2%		2.5	1.1
2022	Slider (SL)	33		31.6%	35.7%	33.3%	66.7%	100.0%	81.8%	42.4%	6.1%		0.3	0.9
2023	Slider (SL)	627		37.9%	54.2%	45.3%	46.2%	75.3%	62.0%	45.3%	17.2%		4.4	0.7
2024	Slider (SL)	1135		42.6%	57.6%	50.1%	41.1%	72.0%	58.9%	50.1%	20.6%		24.6	2.2
2025	Slider (SL)	245		41.9%	65.5%	53.1%	40.7%	76.3%	61.5%	47.3%	20.4%		2.3	1.0
Total	Slider (SL)	9477		34.8%	53.2%	43.9%	39.3%	76.2%	61.5%	49.6%	16.9%		124.0	1.3