How Ken Sanders's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Ken Sanders totaled 656 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1971, posting 136, well above the relief pitcher average of 54.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at 10, well below the relief pitcher average of 57.0 that year. The Innings Pitched trended upward through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 20 in 1974 to 43 in 1975 and 50 in 1976, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 10 to 136 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Sanders Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Ken Sanders Innings Pitched Per Season

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

Ken Sanders Innings Pitched by Team

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

Ken Sanders Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Sanders's career Innings Pitched, 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.
Ken Sanders Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Sanders Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Sanders's seasonal Innings Pitched 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.
Ken Sanders Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Sanders Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Sanders's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Ken Sanders Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table