How Chris Sale's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Chris Sale has totaled 393 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Games Pitched season came in 2011, posting 58, well above the starting pitcher average of 21.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 20.7 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Games Pitched total has gone from 20 in 2023 to 29 in 2024 and 21 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 2 to 58 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Chris Sale Lifetime Games Pitched

Stats similar to Games Pitched for Chris Sale
Chris Sale
Games Pitched
Career393
Season Avg.26.2
162 Game Avg.162
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Chris Sale Games Pitched Per Season

Chris Sale's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Chris Sale Games Pitched per season line chart

Chris Sale Games Pitched by Team

Chris Sale's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Chris Sale Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Chris Sale's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Chris Sale Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Sale Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Chris Sale Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Sale Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Chris Sale Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table