2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs 1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs
Chris Sale

Chris Sale

LHP ATL
139 matchups scored · 16 game days
8
HRs allowed
5.8%
HR rate (pool)
14.6%
Overall HR/FB
3.39
FIP
3.23
xFIP
+0.16
FIP − xFIP gap
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 68
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
68
no model flags today
Vulnerability 68th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
0.0%
0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed
60.3%
60.3%
Fly-ball rate
avg HR 105.4 EV · 398 ft max EV allowed 113.2
Batted-ball xSLG splits and HR spray direction aren't tracked for pitchers yet.
Recent form
HR allowed by scored game day
2026-04-26 · 1 HR 2026-05-08 · 1 HR 2026-05-14 · 1 HR 2026-07-04 · 1 HR
7D · 1 HR 15D · 1 HR 30D · 1 HR
Dot size = HRs allowed that game day · scored pool only.
Not on today's slate — matchup context appears when he's next listed.
Threat Matrix
tonight's lineup × his arsenal families
No lineup yet — the Threat Matrix fills in when today's slate lists batters against Chris Sale.
Arsenal ledger
per-pitch damage against · season
PitchUseEVLAHRRV/100Damage
Fastball Hard 39.9% 84.2 27.2° 7 -0.5
Slider Breaking 39.4% 77.2 6.3° 0 -1.3
Changeup Offspeed 12.0% 84.7 2.5° 1 -0.9
Sinker Hard 8.7% 77.5 -7.5° 0 -2.4
RV/100 = run value against per 100 pitches — higher = more damage allowed. Damage bar is scaled across his own arsenal.
Full ledger
pool + season datapoints · pctile-chipped where ranked
Pool matchups139
HRs allowed (pool)8
Pool HR rate5.8%
Pool HR/game day0.5
Top-15 matchups9
HRs to top-153
Overall HR/FB14.6% 68
HR/9
FIP3.39 26
xFIP3.23
FIP − xFIP+0.16 57
Barrel% allowed0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed60.3%
FB%
K/9
BB/9
WHIP
IP
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-07-16
Fastball
Hard · 39.9% usage
-0.5 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against84.2 mph
Avg launch angle27.2°
HRs allowed7
Pitches667
Slider
Breaking · 39.4% usage
-1.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against77.2 mph
Avg launch angle6.3°
HRs allowed0
Pitches659
Changeup
Offspeed · 12.0% usage
-0.9 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against84.7 mph
Avg launch angle2.5°
HRs allowed1
Pitches200
Sinker
Hard · 8.7% usage
-2.4 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against77.5 mph
Avg launch angle-7.5°
HRs allowed0
Pitches145
Usage by handedness
what tonight's lefties/righties will see
Per-handedness pitch usage isn't tracked yet — the arsenal cache is a season aggregate.
Zone map
damage by location
Per-zone damage isn't tracked yet for pitchers.
Pitcher vs. Batter
career PA vs tonight's listed order
No listed order yet — BvP rows appear when today's slate lists batters against Chris Sale.
BvP under 20 PA is noise — use it for pitch-mix memory, not projection. Context only: not part of the model score.
HR Log
8 allowed · scored pool
avg 105.4 EV · 398 ft 1 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
2026-07-04 Mark Vientos #119 44 Truist Park 104.1 30.0° 396
2026-05-14 Ian Happ #9 73 Truist Park 107.6 28.0° 424.0
2026-05-08 Freddie Freeman #39 45 Dodger Stadium 107.2 24.0° 413.0
2026-04-26 Kyle Schwarber #3 80 Truist Park 103.4 36.0° 377.0
2026-04-12 Rhys Hoskins #34 43 Truist Park 102.7 28.0° 411.0
2026-04-06 Zach Neto #14 51 Angel Stadium 107.0 29.0° 400.0
2026-04-06 Jo Adell #29 55 Angel Stadium 113.2 24.0° 411.0
2026-04-01 Shea Langeliers #68 49 Truist Park 98.1 38.0° 355.0
Every row is a scored-pool matchup — HRs to unscored batters aren't tracked. Pitch type, count, and field direction aren't in the pool log yet.
Game-day log
last 15 scored game days · pool
DateStadiumMatchupsHRMax EV
2026-07-10 Busch Stadium 9 0 105.6
2026-07-04 Truist Park 8 1 107.1
2026-06-28 Oracle Park 8 0 104.4
2026-06-20 Truist Park 8 0 110.9
2026-06-10 Rate Field 7 0 105.3
2026-06-04 Truist Park 9 0 107.7
2026-05-28 Fenway Park 9 0 104.5
2026-05-20 loanDepot Park 9 0 106.5
2026-05-14 Truist Park 9 1 107.6
2026-05-08 Dodger Stadium 9 1 107.2
2026-05-02 Coors Field 9 0 109.0
2026-04-26 Truist Park 9 1 106.1
2026-04-18 Citizens Bank Park 9 0 103.4
2026-04-12 Truist Park 9 1 107.0
2026-04-06 Angel Stadium 9 2 113.2
Box-score start lines (IP · H · ER · K · BB · pitch counts) aren't tracked yet — this is his scored-pool day log, matchups our model actually graded.
Tonight
park factor · wind · temp
Ballpark conditions unavailable — Chris Sale isn't on a scored slate with park & weather inputs.
Fences vs his leak
wall distance · damage overlay
Wall-distance overlays aren't tracked yet.
Venue splits
his HR/9 by venue
Per-venue HR splits aren't tracked yet.
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