How Chris Sale's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 2,084 career Inning Played, near the league average of 2,296.8 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His best Inning Played season came in 2016, posting 226, well below the league average of 307.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 5, well below the league average of 277.9 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Inning Played total has gone from 102 in 2023 to 177 in 2024 and 125 in 2025, rising over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 5 to 226 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Inning Played
Stats similar to Inning Played for Chris Sale
| Chris Sale
Inning Played |
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| Career | 2084 |
| Season Avg. | 138.9 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 859.1 |
| More Info | See More |
Chris Sale Inning Played Per Season
Chris Sale's Inning Played 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 Inning Played by Team
Chris Sale's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
