"[Donating my earnings] would be probably one of my most special wins, just to be able to do this for the people in Texas and do it, too, when everybody is watching. I kind of put all the eyeballs on me and put some pressure on myself, so it's nice to kind of see myself performing, too." -Stacy Lewis This week, Chris Sale became the fastest to strike out 1500 times in MLB history, which calls for celebration. Sale is already a top candidate for the AL Cy Young and is stellar with a contending team that needed an ace in their rotation. Today's edition will honor and celebrate Sale and his accomplishment, so call today Sports Salerday instead. Has Sale been this good his whole career? Answer your question here! Remember that he did not play too much in his first two seasons and was 21 when he was called up. He's been around and is great for most of his full seasons. Sale finished third among all pitchers in 2015 with 274. The average of the other nine pitchers in the top 10 was 241.7. How good is this year? This year stacks up closely with 2015 and he has all of September to match that record and smash it. Remember z-scores from the past? Well, if you need a refresher, it's where your ability is put against the ability of others and divided by the standard deviation to see how much of an outlier your best is. In Sale's case, I decided to measure him up against all of his strikeout totals. His Average: 188.5 Strikeouts per year 2015 Z-Score: .98 2017 Z-Score: .87 This means that his 2015 total was almost one standard deviation away, however his 2017 z-score is close (.11) and it would be great to see what it looks like at the end of the regular season. Sale's next start is tomorrow, so try and watch him get closer to making his own history! See you then!
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