Homer Blankenship vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Fred Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Fred Sanford

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
39.99
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.558
1.558
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2912
35.23
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Fred Sanford

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Fred Sanford

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.14
26.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.94
21.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0