P Chris Sale #55
Age: 57 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
P CHRIS SALE #55 - AGE: 57 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 9 9 13
Movement 11 12 11 11
Control 17 17 16 17
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 9
Slider 10 14
Changeup 12 17
Splitter 9 11
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 16
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 13
Defense 2
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He has a good head on his shoulders.
High: Loyalty, Intelligence
Birthday:03/30/1989
Born in:Lakeland, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:15 Years, 61 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2010 Chicago - MLB 21 21 0 2 1 4 1.93 23.1 15 5 5 2 10 32 0 0 1.07 .271 2.84 0.4 211
2011 Chicago - MLB 22 58 0 2 2 8 2.79 71.0 52 22 22 6 27 79 0 0 1.11 .269 3.10 1.0 141
2012 Chicago - MLB 23 30 29 17 8 0 3.05 192.0 167 66 65 19 51 192 1 0 1.14 .297 3.29 4.4 132
2013 Chicago - MLB 24 30 30 11 14 0 3.07 214.1 184 81 73 23 46 226 4 1 1.07 .288 3.25 4.7 126
2014 Chicago - MLB 25 26 26 12 4 0 2.17 174.0 129 48 42 13 39 208 2 0 0.97 .280 2.65 5.0 172
2015 Chicago - MLB 26 31 31 13 11 0 3.41 208.2 185 88 79 23 42 274 1 0 1.09 .321 2.84 6.0 116
2016 Chicago - MLB 27 34 34 12 13 0 3.28 230.2 194 91 84 35 48 276 2 0 1.05 .286 3.73 4.1 124
2017 Chicago - MLB 28 33 33 11 12 0 2.99 225.2 218 85 75 26 36 246 3 0 1.13 .314 3.21 5.7 137
2018 Chicago - MLB 29 33 33 12 12 0 2.92 218.2 177 82 71 24 37 221 3 0 0.98 .263 3.33 5.2 142
2019 San Francisco - MLB 30 35 34 10 11 0 2.87 245.0 214 81 78 25 35 232 4 0 1.02 .284 3.19 5.9 140
2020 Cleveland - MLB 31 33 33 17 9 0 3.87 204.2 183 96 88 31 38 207 0 0 1.08 .279 4.01 2.9 106
2021 Cleveland - MLB 32 33 33 19 9 0 3.67 223.0 200 101 91 28 37 222 2 0 1.06 .286 3.71 4.3 114
2022 Cleveland - MLB 33 30 30 13 6 0 3.27 184.2 159 72 67 13 29 178 3 2 1.02 .290 2.87 5.4 125
2023 Cleveland - MLB 34 29 29 17 5 0 3.67 191.1 174 79 78 20 36 142 0 0 1.10 .274 3.98 3.3 118
2024 Boston - MLB 35 75 0 6 2 3 4.85 107.2 134 62 58 12 40 63 0 0 1.62 .331 4.63 -0.2 87
2025 Boston - MLB 36 76 0 5 5 3 4.28 82.0 92 41 39 10 33 41 0 0 1.52 .312 5.11 -0.6 99
Total MLB 607 375 179 124 18 3.27 2796.2 2477 1100 1015 310 584 2839 25 3 1.09 .291 3.44 57.7 127
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Charlotte - AAA 25 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0.75 .500 0.00 0.3 999
Total IL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0.75 .500 0.00 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Chicago - MLB 29 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 2 6 0 0 1.29 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Cleveland - MLB 31 1 1 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 3 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 0.62 .105 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Cleveland - MLB 34 3 3 1 0 0 5.09 17.2 23 10 10 3 6 7 0 0 1.64 .308 0.00 0.0 0
Total MLB 5 5 1 0 0 3.58 32.2 33 13 13 5 10 19 0 0 1.32 .269 5.19 169.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Chicago - MLB P 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 23.1 0.39 -0.1 .000
2011 Chicago - MLB P 58 0 5 15 0 20 0 1.000 71.0 2.54 -0.3 .000
2012 Chicago - MLB P 30 29 8 25 1 34 1 .971 192.0 1.55 -1.1 .000
2013 Chicago - MLB P 30 30 5 19 1 25 1 .960 214.1 1.01 -0.9 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB P 26 26 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 174.0 0.88 -0.8 .000
2014 Charlotte - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB P 31 31 7 16 1 24 1 .958 208.2 0.99 +0.4 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB P 34 34 11 28 2 39 0 1.000 230.2 1.52 +0.6 1.059
2017 Chicago - MLB P 33 33 15 19 2 37 3 .919 225.2 1.36 -0.1 1.011
2018 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 11 12 1 24 1 .958 218.2 0.95 -0.8 .942
2019 San Francisco - MLB P 35 34 16 29 1 45 0 1.000 245.0 1.65 -0.2 1.008
2020 Cleveland - MLB P 33 33 13 12 0 25 0 1.000 204.2 1.10 -0.4 1.007
2021 Cleveland - MLB P 33 33 16 22 1 39 1 .974 223.0 1.53 +0.1 1.033
2021 Cleveland - MLB C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2021 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.0 .991
2021 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 26.1 0.00 -0.7 .000
2022 Cleveland - MLB P 30 30 7 17 0 24 0 1.000 184.2 1.17 +0.3 1.052
2023 Cleveland - MLB P 29 29 10 17 2 28 1 .964 191.1 1.27 +0.1 1.067
2024 Boston - MLB P 75 0 7 13 0 20 0 1.000 107.2 1.67 -0.1 1.012
2025 Boston - MLB P 70 0 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 82.0 1.32 +1.0 1.207
TOTAL P 601 374 140 265 12 414 9 .978 2796.2 1.30 -2.3 1.035
TOTAL C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.0 .991
TOTAL RF 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 26.1 0.00 -0.7 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2007 Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 21st round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lakeland Senior HS (Lakeland, FL). Did not sign.
06/08/2010 Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (13th) of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL).
07/01/2012 Selected to the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
07/10/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
07/16/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/17/2017 Finished 3rd in 2017 MLB AL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 17 (17).
07/01/2018 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $96,000,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
07/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/23/2018 Finished 2nd in 2018 MLB AL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 17 (17).
02/01/2019 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Francisco Giants, along with LF Carlos Vidal, RP Dan Jennings, 2B Scooter Gennett, in exchange for 2B Joe Panik, RF Steven Moya, SP Jeff Samardzija.
12/04/2019 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for 2B Jorge Andrade, C Tyler Stephenson, SP Bobby Bonilla Jr., CF David Rivera.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
04/14/2020 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
08/21/2020 Injured (sore shoulder), out for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
07/01/2021 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
06/17/2022 Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
06/22/2022 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/01/2022 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/15/2022 Injured (forearm stiffness), out for 6 days.
09/27/2022 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/02/2022 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Kansas City Royals with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
09/19/2023 Injured (calf strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (17).
03/03/2024 Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox, along with 2B Quadir Polk, LF Shawn Brown, in exchange for $3,000,000.
11/07/2024 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (17); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 16 (17).
03/07/2025 Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/07/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (15); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 17 (17).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (14); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 17 (17).
01/01/2027 Retired from professional baseball.
01/05/2039 Was inducted to the Hall of Fame!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2025 76 9
Year GS Rank
2016 34 6
2019 34 6
Year W Rank
2012 17 4
2020 17 1
2021 19 1
2023 17 2
Year L Rank
2013 14 3
2016 13 6
Year Win. % Rank
2012 .680 5
2014 .750 3
2020 .654 5
2021 .679 6
2022 .684 6
2023 .773 3
Year IP Rank
2013 214.1 5
2016 230.2 4
2017 225.2 3
2018 218.2 4
2019 245.0 1
2021 223.0 1
Year BF Rank
2016 924 6
2017 928 2
2018 875 9
2019 972 1
2021 908 2
Year HRA Rank
2016 35 1
2019 25 6
2020 31 3
2021 28 8
Year K Rank
2012 192 9
2013 226 3
2014 208 6
2016 276 1
2017 246 1
2018 221 1
2019 232 6
2020 207 1
2021 222 1
2022 178 8
Year ERA Rank
2012 3.05 4
2013 3.07 7
2014 2.17 2
2016 3.28 4
2017 2.99 4
2018 2.92 2
2019 2.87 5
2022 3.27 9
Year BABIP Rank
2014 .280 10
2018 .263 7
Year WHIP Rank
2012 1.14 5
2013 1.07 3
2014 0.97 2
2016 1.05 2
2017 1.13 5
2018 0.98 1
2019 1.02 2
2020 1.08 3
2021 1.06 3
2022 1.02 2
2023 1.10 8
Year K/BB Rank
2012 3.76 8
2013 4.91 2
2014 5.33 5
2016 5.75 1
2017 6.83 1
2018 5.97 1
2019 6.63 1
2020 5.45 2
2021 6.00 2
2022 6.14 2
2023 3.94 8
Year RA/9 Rank
2012 10.50 5
2013 10.25 5
2014 9.26 2
2016 9.68 1
2017 10.41 5
2018 9.18 1
2019 9.48 2
2020 10.25 4
2021 10.25 3
2022 9.50 2
2023 10.35 7
Year HR/9 Rank
2022 0.63 6
Year H/9 Rank
2012 7.83 5
2013 7.73 7
2014 6.67 3
2016 7.57 3
2018 7.29 2
2021 8.07 9
2022 7.75 6
Year BB/9 Rank
2013 1.93 7
2016 1.87 9
2017 1.44 1
2018 1.52 3
2019 1.29 1
2020 1.67 4
2021 1.49 2
2022 1.41 2
2023 1.69 6
Year K/9 Rank
2012 9.00 4
2013 9.49 6
2014 10.76 1
2016 10.77 1
2017 9.81 2
2018 9.10 2
2020 9.10 5
2021 8.96 7
2022 8.68 5
Year RA Rank
2025 76 9
Year QS Rank
2016 24 2
2017 25 2
2019 26 1
2021 24 1
Year QSP Rank
2016 .706 3
2017 .758 2
2019 .765 1
2021 .727 1
2022 .633 8
2023 .621 9
Year CG Rank
2013 4 1
2014 2 6
2016 2 6
2017 3 4
2018 3 4
2019 4 1
2021 2 6
2022 3 5
Year CGP Rank
2013 .133 2
2014 .077 5
2017 .091 4
2018 .091 5
2019 .118 1
2021 .061 10
2022 .100 5
Year SHO Rank
2013 1 9
2022 2 1
Year WAR Rank
2012 6.2 3
2013 7.0 2
2014 5.1 8
2016 4.1 4
2017 5.8 1
2018 5.3 2
2019 6.0 3
2021 4.2 6
2022 5.4 1
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