How Chris Sale's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 2,579 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2017, posting 308, well above the starting pitcher average of 86.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 78.9 that year. The Strikeouts has trended upward over recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 125 in 2023 to 225 in 2024 and 165 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 5 to 308 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Chris Sale
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Strikeouts | Chris Sale
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Chris Sale
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 2579 | 11.14 | 6.56 |
| Season Avg. | 171.93 | 11.14 | 6.56 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1063.1 | 11.14 | 6.56 |
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Chris Sale Strikeouts Per Season
Chris Sale's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts by Team
Chris Sale's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Strikeouts, 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 Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
