How Chris Sale's Losses Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 88 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 2010, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.7 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 14, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.1 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Losses total has gone from 5 in 2023 to 3 in 2024 and 5 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 1 to 14 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Losses
Stats similar to Losses for Chris Sale
| Chris Sale
Losses |
|---|
| Career | 88 |
| Season Avg. | 5.87 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 36.27 |
| More Info | See More |
Chris Sale Losses Per Season
Chris Sale's Losses 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 Losses by Team
Chris Sale's career Losses totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Losses — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Losses, 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 Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Losses 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 Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Losses 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.
