MLB · NL East
Chris Sale
Betting stats, pitch arsenal, opponent splits & prop matchups

The read
Elite swing-and-miss stuff, with strong underlying run prevention.
Strikeout prop
How often Chris Sale has cleared each strikeout line over his last 5 and 10 starts and the season.
Strikeouts
share of starts cleared- Over 4.5▼ cold80%90%90%
- Over 5.5▼ cold60%80%85%
- Over 6.5▼ cold40%50%60%
- Over 7.540%40%40%
Research any pitcher with the prop-research tool.
On the mound
This season
ERA
2.19
WHIP
1.05
FIP
2.33
xERA
3.18
MLB avg · 4.20 ERA · 1.30 WHIP · 4.15 FIP
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.33
K/9
11.7
FIP
2.03
HR
2
- @SF 6IP 1ER 10K
- vNYM 5IP 3ER 3K
- @STL 3IP 0ER 5K
- vTEX 7IP 0ER 6K
- vSD 6IP 3ER 11K
Opponent splits
| Stat | vs Lefties | vs Righties |
|---|---|---|
| Opp BA | .196 | .204 |
| K% | 30% | 30% |
| HR allowed | 1 | 7 |
| Sample | 112 BF | 339 BF |
Quality of stuff
Percentile rank vs qualified MLB pitchers (20+ IP) this season. The dot is this player; further right is better. Over 111.0 IP.
Attack zones
23%
Heart
42%
Shadow
25%
Chase
10%
Waste
Heart = middle · Shadow = edges (command) · 6.5 ft extension
Where he lives around the zone. Heart (red) is the middle, Shadow (gold) the edges (command), Chase (blue) and Waste (slate) further off.
Full Statcast profile
Pitch arsenalusage · velo · spin · break · whiff% · xwOBA
| Pitch | Usage | Velo | Spin | Break | Zone% | SwStr% | xwOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam | 41.4% | 96.1 | 2336 | 1.7 | 55.2% | 11.9% | .397 |
| Slider | 39.1% | 79.5 | 2502 | 4.0 | 44.0% | 17.7% | .339 |
| Change | 11.4% | 88.3 | 1846 | 3.0 | 41.8% | 16.9% | .330 |
| Sinker | 8.0% | 95.5 | 2190 | 2.3 | 61.3% | 4.0% | .259 |
Based on 1,867 pitches this season.
Expected & ratesnot in the panels above
Recent formlast 5 starts
Platoon & times-through
Rolling formxwOBA allowed / K% / SwStr% / velo
Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.