Dick Carroll vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Dick Carroll
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Carroll 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 3.6 and 1.600 for Dick Carroll. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Carroll and Ken Sanders

Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Dick Carroll and Ken Sanders

Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.77
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
2.62
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Carroll and Ken Sanders

Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA