P Chris Sale #51
Toronto Blue Jays MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/10/2025
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P CHRIS SALE #51 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 27 16-7 0 3.78 166.2 163 16 54 151 1.30 2.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 55
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 55 55
Changeup 65 65
Splitter 70 70
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 75
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 55
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/09/2025 HOU Win, 8-7 X 7.0 4 2 2 1 7
09/02/2025 @ CIN Win, 9-3 X 7.0 3 2 2 2 9 Win
08/29/2025 MIL Win, 12-4 X 6.0 5 2 1 2 10 Win
08/24/2025 @ MIA Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 5 2 2 3 4 Loss
08/19/2025 @ PIT Win, 3-1 X 7.0 5 1 1 3 4 Win
08/13/2025 CHC Win, 6-4 X 7.0 9 4 4 2 7 Win
08/05/2025 @ COL Win, 5-1 X 8.0 7 1 1 2 7 Win
07/29/2025 @ BAL Win, 5-1 X 6.0 5 1 1 0 7 Win
07/22/2025 NYY Win, 6-2 X 8.0 5 2 2 2 5 Win
07/13/2025 @ OAK Win, 6-4 X 5.2 5 2 2 5 3 Win
PERSONALITY
Chris is a thinking man's ballplayer.
Birthday:03/30/1989
Born in:Lakeland, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 19 Days
Service This Yr:176 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, 19 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 27 16 7 0 3.78 166.2 163 73 70 16 54 151 1 3.7 0 19 70.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.15 8.80 8.15 2.92 4.19 1.30 99 2.3 .308        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 154 30 4 1 1 17 11 41 1 0 2 .195 .256 .253 .509      
vs. RHB 488 133 27 3 15 56 43 110 1 3 6 .273 .338 .432 .771      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 4 2 2 0 1 7  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 3 2 2 1 2 9  
March 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 6 3 3 1 4 6  
April 4 4 2 2 0 7.06 21.2 33 17 17 2 8 14  
May 6 6 3 1 0 3.79 35.2 38 15 15 6 10 35  
June 4 4 3 1 0 3.80 23.2 23 11 10 2 7 21  
July 5 5 3 1 0 3.72 29.0 25 13 12 3 10 27  
August 5 5 4 1 0 2.25 36.0 31 10 9 1 12 32  
September 2 2 1 0 0 2.57 14.0 7 4 4 1 3 16  
Spring Training 2 2 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 4 1 1 0 0 3  
Last Year 31 31 13 12 0 4.49 188.1 193 101 94 18 62 148  
2 Years Ago 30 30 12 10 0 4.45 176.0 169 88 87 17 53 129  
Career 459 379 167 109 12 3.43 2435.1 2166 994 929 232 621 2343  
Home 13 13 8 2 0 2.75 85.0 75 27 26 9 24 88  
Road 14 14 8 5 0 4.85 81.2 88 46 44 7 30 63  
Grass 13 13 7 5 0 4.62 76.0 81 41 39 6 30 59  
Turf 14 14 9 2 0 3.08 90.2 82 32 31 10 24 92  
Day 10 10 6 4 0 4.80 60.0 66 32 32 7 23 42  
Night 17 17 10 3 0 3.21 106.2 97 41 38 9 31 109  
As Starter 27 27 16 7 0 3.78 166.2 163 73 70 16 54 151  
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 2.81 0.5 215
2011 Chicago - MLB 22 58 0 2 2 8 2.79 71.0 52 22 22 6 27 79 0 0 1.11 .269 3.14 1.1 146
2012 Chicago - MLB 23 30 29 17 8 0 3.05 192.0 167 66 65 19 51 192 1 0 1.14 .297 3.25 4.6 134
2013 Chicago - MLB 24 30 30 11 14 0 3.07 214.1 184 81 73 23 46 226 4 1 1.07 .288 3.27 4.9 130
2014 Chicago - MLB 25 26 26 12 4 0 2.17 174.0 129 48 42 13 39 208 2 0 0.97 .280 2.68 5.1 176
2015 Chicago - MLB 26 32 32 12 10 0 3.05 195.0 178 70 66 15 30 187 1 0 1.07 .304 3.05 5.5 138
2016 Toronto - MLB 27 10 10 7 1 0 2.60 62.1 45 18 18 5 12 62 2 2 0.91 .247 3.07 1.7 157
2017 Toronto - MLB 28 28 28 12 6 0 2.84 190.1 148 66 60 25 34 188 6 4 0.96 .248 3.44 3.8 139
2018 Toronto - MLB 29 31 31 7 11 0 4.55 168.0 168 86 85 18 43 167 1 0 1.26 .322 3.53 4.0 96
2019 Toronto - MLB 30 27 27 15 7 0 3.45 154.0 138 64 59 16 27 159 1 0 1.07 .299 3.42 4.6 139
2020 Toronto - MLB 31 21 21 7 2 0 2.75 114.2 89 44 35 9 37 107 1 1 1.10 .258 3.39 2.7 153
2021 Toronto - MLB 32 30 30 10 9 0 4.10 173.1 181 87 79 20 44 153 3 2 1.30 .318 3.96 3.9 115
2022 Toronto - MLB 33 27 27 12 5 0 3.61 172.0 147 75 69 10 52 155 2 2 1.16 .281 3.42 3.9 114
2023 Toronto - MLB 34 30 30 12 10 0 4.45 176.0 169 88 87 17 53 129 0 0 1.26 .288 4.02 2.2 89
2024 Toronto - MLB 35 31 31 13 12 0 4.49 188.1 193 101 94 18 62 148 2 1 1.35 .302 4.06 2.4 91
2025 Toronto - MLB 36 27 27 16 7 0 3.78 166.2 163 73 70 16 54 151 1 0 1.30 .308 4.19 2.3 113
Total MLB 459 379 167 109 12 3.43 2435.1 2166 994 929 232 621 2343 27 13 1.14 .291 3.48 53.1 122
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
2019 Buffalo - AAA 30 2 2 1 1 0 3.94 16.0 17 7 7 0 2 13 1 0 1.19 .347 2.35 0.6 108
2020 Buffalo - AAA 31 5 5 1 2 0 7.71 16.1 25 14 14 0 7 17 1 0 1.96 .446 3.28 0.4 55
Total IL 8 8 2 3 0 5.20 36.1 43 21 21 0 11 41 2 0 1.49 .402 2.51 81.7
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+
2016 Toronto - MLB 27 3 3 3 0 0 2.19 24.2 19 6 6 2 3 23 1 0 0.89 .254 3.36 0.6 186
2017 Toronto - MLB 28 4 4 4 0 0 3.30 30.0 21 11 11 2 6 32 1 1 0.90 .247 2.53 1.0 119
2018 Toronto - MLB 29 3 3 1 0 0 1.00 18.0 9 3 2 0 6 22 0 0 0.83 .220 2.07 0.8 436
2019 Toronto - MLB 30 1 1 0 0 0 6.75 5.1 9 4 4 1 0 7 0 0 1.69 .500 3.32 0.2 71
2020 Toronto - MLB 31 3 3 3 0 0 1.86 19.1 13 4 4 1 4 12 0 0 0.88 .211 3.13 0.5 226
2021 Toronto - MLB 32 3 3 0 1 0 13.11 11.2 20 18 17 2 6 9 0 0 2.23 .429 6.03 -0.0 36
2022 Toronto - MLB 33 3 3 0 3 0 4.98 21.2 27 12 12 1 9 10 1 0 1.66 .338 4.40 0.2 83
2023 Toronto - MLB 34 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.12 .286 6.53 -0.1 59
Total MLB 23 20 11 4 0 3.91 133.1 121 60 58 10 34 117 3 1 1.16 .289 3.43 109.5
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 0.0 .000
2011 Chicago - MLB P 58 0 5 15 0 20 0 1.000 71.0 2.54 0.0 .000
2012 Chicago - MLB P 30 29 8 25 1 34 1 .971 192.0 1.55 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago - MLB P 30 30 5 19 1 25 1 .960 214.1 1.01 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB P 26 26 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 174.0 0.88 0.0 .000
2014 Charlotte - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 8 30 1 41 3 .927 195.0 1.75 +1.7 1.001
2016 Toronto - MLB P 10 10 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 62.1 2.02 -0.0 1.066
2017 Toronto - MLB P 28 28 9 13 0 24 2 .917 190.1 1.04 -1.6 .762
2018 Toronto - MLB P 31 31 4 26 3 32 2 .938 168.0 1.61 +1.6 1.005
2019 Toronto - MLB P 27 27 9 17 1 26 0 1.000 154.0 1.52 -0.5 .917
2020 Toronto - MLB P 21 21 10 9 0 19 0 1.000 114.2 1.49 +0.0 1.022
2021 Toronto - MLB P 30 30 6 11 0 20 3 .850 173.1 0.88 +3.8 1.034
2022 Toronto - MLB P 27 27 9 11 0 20 0 1.000 172.0 1.05 -0.1 .926
2023 Toronto - MLB P 30 30 7 15 1 23 1 .957 176.0 1.12 +3.3 1.125
2024 Toronto - MLB P 31 31 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 188.1 0.81 -0.7 1.184
2025 Toronto - MLB P 27 27 8 16 1 25 1 .960 166.2 1.30 +0.9 .999
TOTAL P 460 379 99 245 10 358 14 .961 2435.1 1.27 +8.4 .994
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).
06/01/2010 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 Was selected to the 2012 Major League All-Star Game.
07/16/2013 Was selected to the 2013 Major League All-Star Game.
07/15/2014 Was selected to the 2014 Major League All-Star Game.
04/16/2015 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
07/10/2015 Injured (sinus infection), out for 1 day.
07/12/2015 Was selected to the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/01/2015 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/19/2015 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for SP Drew Hutchison, CF Lane Thomas.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
04/03/2016 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Tampa Bay Rays with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/29/2016 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/06/2016 Injured on 05/04/2016, diagnosed with a torn back muscle, will miss 4-5 months.
07/10/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/13/2016 Wins the 2016 MLB AL League Divisional Series MVP Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
04/09/2017 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/12/2017 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/24/2017 Injured on 05/23/2017, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day.
06/03/2017 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/05/2017 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/18/2017 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/27/2017 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/14/2017 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/10/2017 Finished 3rd in 2017 MLB AL Cy Young Award voting.
11/29/2017 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $151,000,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
05/26/2018 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for one week.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/26/2019 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 4 weeks.
09/24/2019 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/11/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 MLB AL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
03/31/2020 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 2 weeks.
06/17/2020 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/28/2020 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 4 weeks.
08/25/2020 Injured on 08/24/2020, diagnosed with a sore heel, is day-to-day.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
04/11/2021 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/24/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/06/2021 Injured on 09/03/2021, diagnosed with a strained shoulder, will miss 4-5 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
04/05/2022 Injured on 04/01/2022, diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis, will miss 2 weeks.
04/22/2022 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/19/2022 Injured (Pulled Calf),out for 1 day.
08/19/2022 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Vancouver Aurora with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/05/2022 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/01/2022 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
04/13/2023 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
08/12/2023 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60).
05/30/2024 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oakland Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/08/2024 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2012 17 4
2019 15 3
2024 13 10
Year L Rank
2013 14 3
Year Win. % Rank
2012 .680 5
2014 .750 3
2017 .667 7
2022 .706 7
Year IP Rank
2013 214.1 5
Year BB Rank
2024 62 10
Year K Rank
2012 192 9
2013 226 3
2014 208 6
2015 187 2
2017 188 8
2018 167 10
Year WP Rank
2021 14 2
Year ERA Rank
2012 3.05 4
2013 3.07 7
2014 2.17 2
2015 3.05 4
2017 2.84 1
2021 4.10 10
Year BABIP Rank
2014 .280 10
2017 .248 1
2022 .281 7
Year WHIP Rank
2012 1.14 5
2013 1.07 3
2014 0.97 2
2015 1.07 3
2017 0.96 1
2022 1.16 10
Year K/BB Rank
2012 3.76 8
2013 4.91 2
2014 5.33 5
2015 6.23 1
2017 5.53 3
2018 3.88 7
2021 3.48 10
Year RA/9 Rank
2012 10.50 5
2013 10.25 5
2014 9.26 2
2015 10.11 4
2017 8.84 1
2022 10.67 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2015 0.69 9
2018 0.96 9
2021 1.04 2
2022 0.52 6
Year H/9 Rank
2012 7.83 5
2013 7.73 7
2014 6.67 3
2015 8.22 9
2017 7.00 1
2022 7.69 5
Year BB/9 Rank
2013 1.93 7
2015 1.38 2
2017 1.61 5
2021 2.28 9
Year K/9 Rank
2012 9.00 4
2013 9.49 6
2014 10.76 1
2015 8.63 1
2017 8.89 6
2018 8.95 3
2022 8.11 10
Year QS Rank
2019 14 4
2022 17 9
2023 18 9
Year QSP Rank
2022 .630 4
2023 .600 8
Year CG Rank
2013 4 1
2014 2 6
2017 6 2
2018 1 5
2019 1 4
2020 1 4
2021 3 1
2022 2 1
2024 2 3
Year CGP Rank
2013 .133 2
2014 .077 5
2017 .214 2
2018 .032 5
2021 .100 1
2022 .074 1
2024 .065 3
Year SHO Rank
2013 1 9
2016 2 3
2017 4 1
2020 1 3
2021 2 1
2022 2 1
2024 1 2
Year GB% Rank
2022 0.54 4
Year WAR Rank
2012 6.2 3
2013 7.0 2
2014 5.1 8
2015 5.2 1
2018 3.9 3
2019 4.5 3
2021 4.0 6
2022 4.0 7
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