Charlie Becker vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Charlie Becker
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Becker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 3.92 and 1.456 for Charlie Becker. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Becker and Ken Sanders

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.68
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.92
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9.86
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
4.03
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
40.89
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
36.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Charlie Becker and Ken Sanders

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
27
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655.2
9
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Becker and Ken Sanders

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
346.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
37.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
48.61
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA