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The White Sox drafted Sale in 2010 as a starter, but it looked like he was shaping up to be the team's closer of the future through his first two professional seasons. He threw nearly 200 innings afte...
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Signed a three-year, $35 million contract with the White Sox in March of 2013, with two club options worth a combined $25 million.
May 22, 2013 – Chris Sale News
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Manager Robin Ventura confirmed that Sale (shoulder) is on track to make his next start Tuesday against the Cubs.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | SH | IP | H | ER | HR | K | BB | W | L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | A | Win | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.25 |
| 2010 | 21 | AAA | Cha | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 1.15 |
| 2010 | 21 | MAJ | CWS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 2011 | 22 | MAJ | CWS | 58 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 79 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2.79 | 1.11 |
| 2012 | 23 | MAJ | CWS | 30 | 29 | 0 | 192.0 | 167 | 65 | 19 | 192 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.05 | 1.14 |
| 2013 | 24 | MAJ | CWS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 64.0 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0.92 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 36 | 9 | 0 | 95.4 | 78 | 30 | 9 | 101 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2.83 | 1.12 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 118 | 38 | 1 | 350.3 | 278 | 110 | 33 | 364 | 103 | 26 | 13 | 12 | – | – | 2.83 | 1.09 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
No No No| DATE | OPP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | CG | W-L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May. 17 | @LAA | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0.92 |
| May. 12 | LAA | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 0.94 |
| May. 6 | @KC | 7.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 1.10 |
| May. 1 | @Tex | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 1.15 |
| Apr. 25 | TB | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 1.15 |
| Apr. 18 | @Tor | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.15 |
| Apr. 13 | @Cle | 4.3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 1.32 |
| Apr. 7 | Sea | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 1.02 |
| Apr. 1 | KC | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.04 |
| Last 14 Days 2 Games: Avg. 8.3 IP/G |
16.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.42 | |
| Last 30 Days 5 Games: Avg. 7.6 IP/G |
38.0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.76 | |
| Last 60 Days 9 Games: Avg. 7.1 IP/G |
64.0 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0.92 | |
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Chris Sale Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)
Vs. Left
| Year | Batters | K | BB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| 2012 | 205 | 56 | 7 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
| 2011 | 128 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
Vs. Right
| Year | Batters | K | BB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 195 | 48 | 12 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 6 | .227 |
| 2012 | 567 | 136 | 44 | 122 | 25 | 0 | 17 | .236 |
| 2011 | 154 | 40 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .199 |
Home
| Year | IP | W | L | SV | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1.47 | 0.78 |
| 2012 | 94.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 18 | 9 | 2.30 | 0.98 |
| 2011 | 36.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3.44 | 1.15 |
Away
| Year | IP | W | L | SV | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3.51 | 1.05 |
| 2012 | 98.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 33 | 10 | 3.77 | 1.29 |
| 2011 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1.59 | 0.94 |
| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | GB/FB Ratio | Strand % | Fastball | ERA | FIP | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | A | Win | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.00 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | – | 80% | – | 2.25 | 2.70 | .292 |
| 2010 | 21 | AAA | Cha | 7 | 0 | 6.1 | 22.13 | 5.90 | 3.75 | 2.95 | – | 100% | – | 2.84 | 4.51 | .312 |
| 2010 | 21 | MAJ | CWS | 21 | 0 | 23.3 | 12.34 | 3.86 | 3.20 | 0.77 | 1.47 | 87% | 96.3 MPH | 1.93 | 2.86 | .278 |
| 2011 | 22 | MAJ | CWS | 58 | 0 | 71.0 | 10.01 | 3.42 | 2.93 | 0.76 | 1.63 | 78.1% | 95.3 MPH | 2.79 | 3.30 | .275 |
| 2012 | 23 | MAJ | CWS | 30 | 29 | 192.0 | 9.00 | 2.39 | 3.76 | 0.89 | 1.33 | 76.9% | 91.7 MPH | 3.05 | 3.38 | .298 |
| 2013 | 24 | MAJ | CWS | 9 | 9 | 64.0 | 8.58 | 2.11 | 4.07 | 0.84 | 1.42 | 77.4% | 92.3 MPH | 2.53 | 3.36 | .241 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 36 | 9 | 95.4 | 9.52 | 2.73 | 3.48 | 0.85 | – | 78.6% | – | 2.83 | 3.22 | .291 | ||
| Career | MAJ | 118 | 38 | 350.3 | 9.35 | 2.65 | 3.53 | 0.85 | – | 77.9% | – | 2.83 | 3.26 | .282 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
No No2013 Stat Review for Chris Sale As compared to the top 200 starting pitchers in 2012 (min 40 in)
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Chris Sale
2013 projections compared to top pitchers in 2012.
Chicago White Sox Roster
Majors
Axelrod, Dylan (P)AAA
Anderson, Bryan (C)AA
Anderson, Lars (OF)A+
Hawkins, Courtney (OF)A
Barnum, Keon (1B)Rookie
Beck, Chris (P)Career Pitcher vs. Batter Stats (View All Matchup Data)
Worst Matchups for Chris Sale (by OPS against, min 4 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Laird | ATL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.400 | 2.114 |
| Ben Zobrist | TB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| Nelson Cruz | TEX | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Brennan Boesch | NY-A | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| Jesus Montero | SEA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .857 | 1.286 |
| Melky Cabrera | TOR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Brian Dozier | MIN | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Drew Sutton | BOS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Nick Markakis | BAL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.171 |
| Billy Butler | KC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .727 | 1.087 |
Best Matchups for Chris Sale (by OPS against, min 4 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Santiago | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nick Swisher | CLE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Elliot Johnson | KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Juan Rivera | AZ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Will Rhymes | WAS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Curtis Granderson | NY-A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brandon Inge | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Russell Martin | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Sogard | OAK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ben Revere | PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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2013
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2012
Sale squandered his chance to be the White Sox's full-time closer in 2011, but he made for one heck of a setup man/sometime closer. He struck out 79 batters in 71 innings in his first full professional season, and he increasingly utilized his plus-slider and change-up. It looks like Sale will finally make the move to the rotation in 2012, and there may be some growing pains as his innings total reaches triple digits. If he were staying in the bullpen, Sale may have been the first in line to close with the team's decision to trade Sergio Santos to Toronto in December.
2011
Just one year ago, Sale was pitching at Florida Gulf Coast University and rated as one of the top amateur pitchers. His funky delivery caused him to fall to the White Sox at No. 13 overall in the June 2010 draft, and he was in the majors by August. He started in college but was used in a relief role in the pros. That funky delivery helped him strike out 32 major league batters in 23.1 innings, and he struck out 51 over 33.1 across three levels. The White Sox insist they will give him a shot to start in 2011, but his name will also be in the closer mix.
