Clint Blume vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jack Sanford built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.69 and 1.319 for Jack Sanford. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Jack Sanford

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.6
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.56
57.56
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
3.69
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
8.37
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.76
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.24
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
5.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
4.18
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7876
34.59
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Jack Sanford

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6148
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049.1
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.87
95.87
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Jack Sanford

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
311.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
526.39
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
83.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
64.12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.31
23.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
108.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
120.32
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
40.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
67.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.05
16.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
35.62
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
3.16
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.45
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0