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Chris Sale

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PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 2010–PRESENT BORN: LAKELAND, USA
Atlanta Braves
Cy Young 2024 All-Star ×9 Gold Glove 2024 All-MLB 2024
Career
153 W · 2.98 ERA · 2659 K
2151.0 IP · 1.04 WHIP · 404 G
2026 Season
8-3 · 2.01 ERA
67.0 IP · 80 K · 0.94 WHIP
Last 30 Days
3-2 · 1.69 ERA
32 IP · 42 K · 0.97 WHIP
Salary / Contract
2026: $18M
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2026 Salary Note Chris Sale's 2026 salary is $18M. Salary History →
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Chris Sale is a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Across 404 MLB appearances, with a 2.98 ERA and 2659 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
2010 CWS 2 1 1.93 21 0 4 23.1 15 5 10 32 1.07
2011 CWS 2 2 2.79 58 0 8 71.0 52 22 27 79 1.11
2012 CWS 17 8 3.05 30 29 0 192.0 167 65 51 192 1.14
2013 CWS 11 14 3.07 30 30 0 214.1 184 73 46 226 1.07
2014 CWS 12 4 2.17 26 26 0 174.0 129 42 39 208 0.97
2015 CWS 13 11 3.41 31 31 0 208.2 185 79 42 274 1.09
2016 CWS 17 10 3.34 32 32 0 226.2 190 84 45 233 1.04
2017 BOS 17 8 2.90 32 32 0 214.1 165 69 43 308 0.97
2018 BOS 12 4 2.11 27 27 0 158.0 102 37 34 237 0.86
2019 BOS 6 11 4.40 25 25 0 147.1 123 72 37 218 1.09
2021 BOS 5 1 3.16 9 9 0 42.2 45 15 12 52 1.34
2022 BOS 0 1 3.18 2 2 0 5.2 5 2 1 5 1.06
2023 BOS 6 5 4.30 20 20 0 102.2 87 49 29 125 1.13
2024 ATL 18 3 2.38 29 29 0 177.2 141 47 39 225 1.01
2025 ATL 7 5 2.58 21 20 0 125.2 102 36 32 165 1.07
2026 ATL 8 3 2.01 11 10 0 67.0 46 15 17 80 0.94
Career Totals — 153 91 2.98 404 322 12 2151.0 1738 712 504 2659 1.04
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 CWS 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 CWS 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 CWS 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2013 CWS 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 CWS 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2015 CWS 31 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222
2016 CWS 32 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333
2017 BOS 32 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000
2018 BOS 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2019 BOS 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 BOS 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2022 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 BOS 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 ATL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 ATL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 393 26 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 .115 .115 .154 .269
Awards & Achievements
  • All-MLB Team - First Team (1): 2024
  • Comeback Player of the Year (1): 2024
  • Cy Young Award (1): 2024
  • Gold Glove (1): 2024
  • Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1): 2024
  • MLB Players Choice Comeback Player (1): 2024
  • MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher (1): 2024
  • Pitcher of the Month (5): 2012, 2015, 2018, 2018, 2024
  • Triple Crown (1): 2024
  • TSN All-Star (3): 2017, 2018, 2024
  • TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1): 2024
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year (3): 2017, 2018, 2024
All-Star Selections

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2011$425,000
2012$500,000
2013$850,000
2014$3,500,000
2015$6,000,000
2016$9,150,000
2017$12,000,000
2018$12,500,000
2019$15,000,000
2020$24,173,150
2021$24,173,150
2022$24,172,484
2023$21,672,484
2024$16,000,000
2025$22,000,000
2026$18,000,000

Career Total: $210,116,268 (16 seasons)

Average: $13,132,267

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

Salary Note

Chris Sale's 2026 Opening Day salary with ATL is $18,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result IPHERBBKHR
May 28 @ BOS 10-2 W 5.0 6 2 3 8 0
May 20 @ MIA 9-1 W 7.0 4 1 0 8 0
May 14 vs CHC 0-2 L 6.0 5 0 2 8 0
May 8 @ LAD 1-3 L 7.0 5 2 0 7 1
May 2 @ COL 9-1 W 7.0 3 1 3 11 0
Apr 26 vs PHI 6-2 W 6.0 1 0 2 9 0
Apr 18 @ PHI 3-1 W 7.0 5 1 1 7 1
Apr 12 vs CLE 13-1 W 6.0 8 1 1 6 1
Apr 6 @ LAA 2-6 L 4.0 5 6 2 7 2
Apr 1 vs OAK 5-1 W 6.0 1 1 0 3 1
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.