How Chris Sale's Power Finesse Ratio Compares to Similar Players

Chris Sale has posted a career Power Finesse Ratio of 1.47, well above the starting pitcher average of .912 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Power Finesse Ratio season came in 2010, posting 1.8, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 1.06, below the starting pitcher average of 1.23 that year. The Power Finesse Ratio has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 1.5 in 2023 to 1.49 in 2024 and 1.57 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has remained well above league norms across 15 seasons.

Chris Sale Lifetime Power Finesse Ratio

Stats similar to Power Finesse Ratio for Chris Sale
Chris Sale
Power Finesse Ratio
Career1.471
Season Avg.1.471
162 Game Avg.1.471
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Chris Sale Power Finesse Ratio Per Season

Chris Sale's Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio per season line chart

Chris Sale Power Finesse Ratio by Team

Chris Sale's career Power Finesse Ratio totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale career Power Finesse Ratio by team bar chart

Chris Sale Power Finesse Ratio Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Sale's career Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Sale Power Finesse Ratio Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Sale Power Finesse Ratio — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio season-by-season breakdown table