How Chris Sale's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 312 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts season came in 2016, posting 32, well above the starting pitcher average of 15.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 20 in 2023 to 29 in 2024 and 20 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 32 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Chris Sale
| Chris Sale
Starts | Chris Sale
Games Started % |
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| Career | 312 | 79.39 |
| Season Avg. | 20.8 | 79.39 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 128.61 | 79.39 |
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Chris Sale Starts Per Season
Chris Sale's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Chris Sale's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Starts 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.
