How Ben Sanders's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Ben Sanders totaled 498 career Earned Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 126.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1888, posting 58, well below the relief pitcher average of 94.7 that year. The highest point came in 1890 at 145, well above the relief pitcher average of 104.4 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 145 in 1890 to 61 in 1891 and 96 in 1892, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 58 to 145 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ben Sanders Lifetime Earned Runs

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Ben Sanders
Earned Runs
Career498
Season Avg.99.6
162 Game Avg.480.21
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Ben Sanders Earned Runs Per Season

Ben Sanders's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ben Sanders Earned Runs per season line chart

Ben Sanders Earned Runs by Team

Ben Sanders's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben Sanders career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Ben Sanders Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Ben Sanders's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ben Sanders Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Sanders Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Sanders's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ben Sanders Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Sanders Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Sanders's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ben Sanders Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table