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Braves · SP · Perfect · 2026
Chris Sale
Chris Sale's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 97 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
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SP
Chris Sale
Braves · 2026 · B:L T:L
ERA2.16
K200
WHIP0.98
Prismatic
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9997
Power83
Control93
Run prevention87
Durability86
Perfect · Atlanta Braves · MLB lists: P
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 162.2 | 129 | 39 | 31 | 200 | 11.1 | 2.16 | 0.98 | 648 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
2026 Preseason Projection vs Actual
| Preseason | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 145.2 | 162.2 |
| K | 184.9 | 200 |
| BB | 35.9 | 31 |
| ERA | 2.89 | 2.16 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 0.98 |
Preseason-conditioned re-run: rebuilt after the season with zero 2026 results (2023-2025 priors only); no preseason 2026 projection was published at the time. Full tables on the 2026 projections page.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 510 | 94.8 mph | 30.1% | 32.3% |
| 2024 | 702 | 94.8 mph | 31.0% | 33.6% |
| 2023 | 425 | 93.9 mph | 29.7% | 33.7% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Chris Sale appears in 2 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first. 1 of the trade lists Chris Sale as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2023 | Trade | Boston Red Sox | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves traded SS Vaughn Grissom to Boston Red Sox for LHP Chris Sale and cash. Chris Sale was received by Atlanta Braves in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Dec 6, 2016 | Trade | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox traded LHP Chris Sale to Boston Red Sox for CF Luis Alexander Basabe, RHP Michael Kopech, RHP Victor Diaz and 3B Yoan Moncada. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Scouting Note
Chris Sale went 14-9 with a 2.16 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, striking out 200 in 162.2 innings over 27 games (27 starts). Statcast shows a 2.97 xERA against his 2.16 ERA, a 96.1 mph four-seam fastball (123rd of 493 qualified pitchers), a 30.4% whiff rate (74th of 515 pitchers with 100+ batters faced). Legends Deck rates him 98 overall.
Generated 2026-10-10 from 2026 regular-season data
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 2.97 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.267 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 96.1 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | — |
| First-Pitch Strike | 63.4% |
Statcast Leaderboard Rankings
Chris Sale Chase Rate 2026
Chris Sale's 2026 chase rate is 36.5%, ranked #21 of 517 pitchers with 100+ batters faced on the MLB Statcast chase rate leaderboard. Source: MLB Statcast data, refreshed nightly.
What is chase rate? Percentage of pitches a pitcher throws outside the strike zone that the hitter swings at — the measure of a pitcher's ability to expand the zone. Read moreMarketplace Price History
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Chris Sale's current rating of 97 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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