Don Carman vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Carman 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 90). Don Carman held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 74). Role difference aside, Ken Sanders holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Ken Sanders

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.54
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.84
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.81
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461
33.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Ken Sanders

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.18
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.459
0.459
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Ken Sanders

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
342
858.58
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.53
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
12.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
188.28
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.29
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA