How Chris Sale's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players

Chris Sale has posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .115, well below the league average of .328 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 2017, posting .333, near the league average of .328 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at .000, well below the league average of .321 that year. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the On Base Percentage (OBP) profile — ranging from .000 to .333 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Chris Sale Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)

Stats similar to On Base Percentage (OBP) for Chris Sale
Chris Sale
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Career0.115
Season Avg.0.115
162 Game Avg.0.115
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Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season

Chris Sale's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) per season line chart

Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team

Chris Sale's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale career On Base Percentage (OBP) by team bar chart

Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Sale's career On Base Percentage (OBP) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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.
Chris Sale On Base Percentage (OBP) season-by-season breakdown table