Xavier Hernandez vs. Scott Sanderson — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Sanderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sanderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Sanderson.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Scott Sanderson

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.27
53.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
3.84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
9.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.04
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1611
5.66
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
4.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9853
34.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Scott Sanderson

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.47
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Scott Sanderson

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
497.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
498.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
12.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
68.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
79.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.43
-4.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
235.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA