How Chris Sale's Pitched Outs Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 6,252 career Pitched Outs, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,317.1 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Pitched Outs season came in 2016, posting 680, well above the starting pitcher average of 291.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 17, well below the starting pitcher average of 260.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Pitched 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 Pitched Outs profile — ranging from 17 to 680 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Pitched Outs
Stats similar to Pitched Outs for Chris Sale
| Chris Sale
Pitched Outs |
|---|
| Career | 6252 |
| Season Avg. | 416.8 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2577.16 |
| More Info | See More |
Chris Sale Pitched Outs Per Season
Chris Sale's Pitched 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 Pitched Outs by Team
Chris Sale's career Pitched Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Pitched Outs — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Pitched 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 Pitched Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Pitched 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 Pitched Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Pitched 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.
