How Ben Sanders's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Ben Sanders totaled 789 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1891, posting 85, well below the relief pitcher average of 155.9 that year. The highest point came in 1890 at 237, well above the relief pitcher average of 173.0 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 237 in 1890 to 85 in 1891 and 150 in 1892, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 85 to 237 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Ben Sanders Runs Per Season

Ben Sanders's 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 Runs per season line chart

Ben Sanders Runs by Team

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

Ben Sanders Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Ben Sanders's career 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Sanders Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Sanders's seasonal 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Sanders Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Sanders's MLB career with 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table