P Chris Sale #21
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
09/02/2024
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P CHRIS SALE #21 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 20 4-11 0 6.44 88.0 109 24 45 73 1.75 -1.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 55
Movement 35 40 30 35
Control 55 55 50 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 65 70
Splitter 55 55
Circle Change 70 70
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 75
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/29/2024 OAK Win, 8-1 X 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 Win
08/24/2024 @ CLE Loss, 1-9 X 4.1 8 6 6 1 3 Loss
08/18/2024 NYM Win, 4-1 X 6.0 0 1 1 4 4 Win
08/11/2024 @ DET Loss, 3-5 X 5.0 7 4 1 2 5 Loss
08/06/2024 @ BOS Loss, 6-7 X 3.0 6 5 5 1 2
07/31/2024 TOR Win, 8-7 X 4.0 5 4 4 3 4
07/27/2024 CLE Loss, 3-10 X 4.2 6 6 6 3 2 Loss
07/21/2024 @ CLE Win, 10-6 X 5.0 7 3 3 1 1 Win
07/16/2024 CWS Loss, 5-11 X 3.1 6 6 3 3 3 Loss
07/12/2024 DET Win, 4-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Win
PERSONALITY
Sale will always speak his mind.
Personality Class: Outspoken
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:03/30/1989
Born in:Lakeland, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:14 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:166 Days
40-Man Service:14 Years, 55 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 20 4 11 0 6.44 88.0 109 69 63 24 45 73 0 0.0 0 3 15.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 5 4 16.47 11.15 7.47 4.60 6.98 1.75 143 -1.3 .315        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 165 46 10 0 8 27 20 31 1 0 6 .279 .375 .485 .860      
vs. RHB 196 63 14 1 16 42 25 42 5 0 1 .321 .392 .648 1.040      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 5  
April 3 3 0 3 0 10.38 8.2 10 10 10 5 6 10  
May 3 2 0 1 0 12.00 6.0 9 8 8 0 5 7  
June 7 4 0 2 0 4.57 21.2 27 11 11 6 8 20  
July 7 6 2 3 0 6.59 27.1 37 23 20 7 17 17  
August 5 5 2 2 0 5.18 24.1 26 17 14 6 9 19  
Spring Training 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 4 4 4 0 3 6  
Last Year 26 26 11 6 0 4.40 143.1 142 77 70 22 52 120  
2 Years Ago 23 23 10 8 0 3.97 138.1 148 65 61 21 26 135  
Career 451 366 161 108 12 3.35 2397.2 2115 962 893 301 546 2592  
Home 14 11 3 6 0 6.75 49.1 55 40 37 12 29 42  
Road 11 9 1 5 0 6.05 38.2 54 29 26 12 16 31  
Grass 25 20 4 11 0 6.44 88.0 109 69 63 24 45 73  
Day 12 9 3 3 0 5.44 44.2 54 30 27 5 19 38  
Night 13 11 1 8 0 7.48 43.1 55 39 36 19 26 35  
As Starter 20 20 3 11 0 6.86 82.2 102 69 63 24 44 68  
As Reliever / Substitution 5 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.1 7 0 0 0 1 5  
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 0.4 210
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 1.0 140
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 4.3 130
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 4.6 125
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 5.0 171
2015 Chicago - MLB 26 31 31 13 11 0 3.41 208.2 185 88 79 23 42 274 1 0 1.09 .321 2.83 5.9 115
2016 Chicago - MLB 27 32 32 17 10 0 3.34 226.2 190 88 84 27 45 233 6 1 1.04 .281 3.54 4.8 124
2017 Boston - MLB 28 32 32 17 8 0 2.90 214.1 165 73 69 24 43 308 1 0 0.97 .303 2.57 8.1 152
2018 Houston - MLB 29 32 32 11 9 0 3.97 188.0 179 85 83 28 37 190 0 0 1.15 .295 4.01 3.5 112
2019 Arizona - MLB 30 19 19 8 5 0 2.67 107.2 94 34 32 7 26 95 0 0 1.11 .285 3.28 3.3 177
2020 Arizona - MLB 31 33 33 17 4 0 2.41 201.2 163 65 54 28 24 207 1 1 0.93 .257 3.57 5.3 193
2021 Arizona - MLB 32 33 33 9 7 0 3.97 206.1 193 96 91 34 33 220 2 1 1.10 .295 3.94 4.4 117
2022 Arizona - MLB 33 23 23 10 8 0 3.97 138.1 148 65 61 21 26 135 2 1 1.26 .329 3.91 3.1 118
2023 Kansas City - MLB 34 26 26 11 6 0 4.40 143.1 142 77 70 22 52 120 0 0 1.35 .291 4.86 1.4 104
2024 Kansas City - MLB 35 25 20 4 11 0 6.44 88.0 109 69 63 24 45 73 0 0 1.75 .315 6.98 -1.3 76
Total MLB 451 366 161 108 12 3.35 2397.2 2115 962 893 301 546 2592 20 5 1.11 .293 3.55 53.8 134
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+
2017 Boston - MLB 28 2 1 0 2 0 8.38 9.2 13 9 9 4 1 12 0 0 1.45 .346 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Arizona - MLB 30 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 5.1 7 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 1.31 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Arizona - MLB 31 3 3 1 2 0 5.65 14.1 20 9 9 4 4 12 0 0 1.67 .390 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Arizona - MLB 32 2 2 2 0 0 3.75 12.0 9 5 5 3 1 17 0 0 0.83 .240 0.00 0.0 0
Total MLB 8 7 3 5 0 5.01 41.1 49 26 23 12 6 46 0 0 1.33 .336 5.44 205.8
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
2015 Chicago - MLB P 31 31 7 16 1 24 1 .958 208.2 0.99 +0.4 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 12 19 1 31 0 1.000 226.2 1.23 -0.4 .000
2017 Boston - MLB P 32 32 8 22 3 30 0 1.000 214.1 1.26 -0.6 .000
2018 Houston - MLB P 32 32 6 26 1 32 0 1.000 188.0 1.53 -1.1 .963
2019 Arizona - MLB P 19 19 3 25 0 29 1 .966 107.2 2.34 +1.0 1.190
2020 Arizona - MLB P 33 33 7 35 0 42 0 1.000 201.2 1.87 +0.9 1.163
2021 Arizona - MLB P 33 33 10 28 2 38 0 1.000 206.1 1.66 +0.0 1.068
2022 Arizona - MLB P 23 23 2 15 1 18 1 .944 138.1 1.11 -0.8 .958
2023 Kansas City - MLB P 26 26 2 19 1 23 2 .913 143.1 1.32 +0.3 1.176
2024 Kansas City - MLB P 25 20 2 9 2 11 0 1.000 88.0 1.13 -1.1 .831
TOTAL P 451 366 81 287 14 375 7 .981 2397.2 1.38 -4.5 1.067
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 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
12/06/2016 Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Boston Red Sox for IF Yoan Moncada, P Michael Kopech, OF Luis Alexander Basabe, and P Victor Diaz.
07/02/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
03/27/2018 Drafted in the 2018 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 32nd overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
04/24/2018 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 70 (70).
03/16/2019 Injured (Ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 3 months.
05/14/2019 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $54,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
05/27/2019 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RF Alex Kirilloff, SP Blayne Enlow, SP Justin Jarvis.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 70 (70).
05/24/2020 Strikes out 15 against the Washington Nationals.
07/13/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/18/2020 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/27/2020 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/12/2020 Injured (Heel soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/23/2020 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
09/25/2020 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/01/2020 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/14/2020 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
11/03/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 70 (70).
04/23/2021 Strikes out 15 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
07/16/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/18/2021 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 70 (70).
04/08/2022 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/07/2022 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 6 weeks.
11/26/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 65 (65).
01/16/2023 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $56,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
08/09/2023 Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
08/24/2023 Injured (Partially torn UCL (elbow)), out for 6-7 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 55 (55).
04/15/2024 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2-3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2020 12 3
Year GS Rank
2017 32 9
2021 33 9
Year W Rank
2012 17 4
2016 17 4
2017 17 4
2020 17 2
Year L Rank
2013 14 3
Year Win. % Rank
2012 .680 5
2014 .750 3
2017 .680 5
2020 .810 1
Year IP Rank
2013 214.1 5
2015 208.2 7
2016 226.2 3
2017 214.1 1
2020 201.2 8
2021 206.1 7
Year BF Rank
2016 907 2
2017 851 4
2021 839 7
Year HRA Rank
2020 28 6
2021 34 2
Year K Rank
2012 192 9
2013 226 3
2014 208 6
2015 274 1
2016 233 2
2017 308 1
2018 190 6
2020 207 5
2021 220 2
Year ERA Rank
2012 3.05 4
2013 3.07 7
2014 2.17 2
2015 3.41 10
2016 3.34 9
2017 2.90 2
2018 3.97 10
2020 2.41 1
Year BABIP Rank
2014 .280 10
2020 .257 8
Year WHIP Rank
2012 1.14 5
2013 1.07 3
2014 0.97 2
2015 1.09 7
2016 1.04 3
2017 0.97 2
2018 1.15 4
2020 0.93 1
2021 1.10 6
Year K/BB Rank
2012 3.76 8
2013 4.91 2
2014 5.33 5
2015 6.52 1
2016 5.18 3
2017 7.16 2
2018 5.14 1
2020 8.63 1
2021 6.67 1
Year RA/9 Rank
2012 10.50 5
2013 10.25 5
2014 9.26 2
2015 10.35 7
2016 10.01 5
2017 9.07 2
2018 10.82 6
2020 8.84 2
2021 10.21 6
Year HR/9 Rank
2017 1.01 8
Year H/9 Rank
2012 7.83 5
2013 7.73 7
2014 6.67 3
2016 7.54 4
2017 6.93 2
2020 7.27 6
Year BB/9 Rank
2013 1.93 7
2015 1.81 2
2016 1.79 4
2017 1.81 2
2018 1.77 3
2020 1.07 2
2021 1.44 2
Year K/9 Rank
2012 9.00 4
2013 9.49 6
2014 10.76 1
2015 11.82 1
2016 9.25 6
2017 12.93 1
2018 9.10 6
2020 9.24 7
2021 9.60 3
Year QS Rank
2018 18 3
2020 25 2
2021 18 7
Year QSP Rank
2018 .563 3
2020 .758 2
2021 .545 8
Year CG Rank
2013 4 1
2014 2 6
2016 6 1
2017 1 5
2020 1 7
2021 2 3
2022 2 2
Year CGP Rank
2013 .133 2
2014 .077 5
2016 .188 1
2017 .031 9
2020 .030 8
2021 .061 3
Year SHO Rank
2013 1 9
2016 1 2
2020 1 3
2021 1 3
2022 1 1
Year WAR Rank
2012 6.2 3
2013 7.0 2
2014 5.1 8
2015 6.0 3
2016 4.9 3
2017 8.1 1
2018 3.3 7
2020 4.9 4
2021 4.0 9
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