Bob File vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Fred Sanford

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
3.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
39.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
35.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Fred Sanford

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Fred Sanford

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0