How Chris Sale's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 6,252 career Played Outs, near the league average of 6,890.3 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His best Played Outs season came in 2016, posting 680, well below the league average of 922.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 17, well below the league average of 833.8 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Played Outs total has gone from 308 in 2023 to 533 in 2024 and 377 in 2025, rising over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 17 to 680 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Played Outs
Stats similar to Played Outs for Chris Sale
| Chris Sale
Played Outs |
|---|
| Career | 6252 |
| Season Avg. | 416.8 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2577.16 |
| More Info | See More |
Chris Sale Played Outs Per Season
Chris Sale's Played Outs 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 Played Outs by Team
Chris Sale's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
