How many strikeouts (pitching) does Chris Sale have in 2026?
1902026 Regular Season
Chris Sale has recorded 190 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2026 regular season, 13th in the MLB, as of Sep 22, 2026.
- 10th-best of Chris Sale's 16 seasons on file; the high is 308 in 2017.
- Up 25 from 165 in 2025.
- 17% of the Atlanta Braves' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
- Season high: 11 @ COL on May 2, 2026.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: 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.
vs LAD
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