How many strikeouts (pitching) did Chris Sale have in 2023?

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1252023 Regular Season

Chris Sale recorded 125 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2023 regular season, 77th in the MLB.

• 12th-best of Chris Sale's 16 seasons on file; the high is 308 in 2017.
• Up 120 from 5 in 2022.
• 11% of the Boston Red Sox's strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
• Season high: 11 vs MIN on Apr 18, 2023.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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How many strikeouts (pitching) did Chris Sale have in 2023?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
2010	CHW	21	2	1	1.93	23.1	32	10	1.07	4
2011	CHW	58	2	2	2.79	71.0	79	27	1.11	8
2012	CHW	30	17	8	3.05	192.0	192	51	1.14	0
2013	CHW	30	11	14	3.07	214.1	226	46	1.07	0
2014	CHW	26	12	4	2.17	174.0	208	39	0.97	0
2015	CHW	31	13	11	3.41	208.2	274	42	1.09	0
2016	CHW	32	17	10	3.34	226.2	233	45	1.04	0
2017	BOS	32	17	8	2.90	214.1	308	43	0.97	0
2018	BOS	27	12	4	2.11	158.0	237	34	0.86	0
2019	BOS	25	6	11	4.40	147.1	218	37	1.09	0
2021	BOS	9	5	1	3.16	42.2	52	12	1.34	0
2022	BOS	2	0	1	3.18	5.2	5	1	1.06	0
2023	BOS	20	6	5	4.30	102.2	125	29	1.13	0
2024	ATL	29	18, led the MLB	3	2.38	177.2	225	39	1.01	0
2025	ATL	21	7	5	2.58	125.2	165	32	1.07	0
2026	ATL	26	14	9	2.18	157.0	190	31	0.99	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV

Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.