Barry Cort vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Barry Cort
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Barry Cort 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 3.33 and 1.438 for Barry Cort. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Cort and Ken Sanders

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.29
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
37.73
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
32.92
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
33.09
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Barry Cort and Ken Sanders

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Cort and Ken Sanders

Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
600
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
465.67
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.53
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
12.22
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA