How Chris Sale's Sacrifice Hits Compares to Similar Players
Chris Sale has totaled 25 career Sacrifice Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.4 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Hits season came in 2018, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.9 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 5, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.4 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Sacrifice Hits total has gone from 1 in 2023 to 2 in 2024 and 2 in 2025, rising over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Chris Sale Lifetime Sacrifice Hits
Stats similar to Sacrifice Hits for Chris Sale
| Chris Sale
Sacrifice Hits |
|---|
| Career | 25 |
| Season Avg. | 1.67 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 10.31 |
| More Info | See More |
Chris Sale Sacrifice Hits Per Season
Chris Sale's Sacrifice Hits 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 Sacrifice Hits by Team
Chris Sale's career Sacrifice Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Sale Cumulative Sacrifice Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Sale's career Sacrifice Hits, 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 Sacrifice Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Sale's seasonal Sacrifice Hits 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 Sacrifice Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Sale's MLB career with Sacrifice Hits 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.
