Ken Holtzman vs. Anibal Sanchez — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Anibal Sanchez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Holtzman and Anibal Sanchez are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Ken Holtzman and 100 for Anibal Sanchez, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Anibal Sanchez gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Anibal Sanchez

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.62
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.29
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.47
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.36
49.36
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
4.06
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6053
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
8.74
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.78
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.06
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
2.86
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
3.06
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
7.91
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.28
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
38.39
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
4.4
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.36
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.59
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10987
34.49
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7750
34.57
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Anibal Sanchez

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.62
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.29
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6053
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.79
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
1.93
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.98
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.83
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.78
92.78
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.129
1.129
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Anibal Sanchez

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
547.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
400
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
346
519
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
89.32
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
43.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
40.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.39
20.21
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
5.15
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
113.68
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
104.66
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
69
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
31.58
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.68
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
60.45
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.16
11.88
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.44
-17.15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
15.34
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.5
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
153.38
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
253.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
36.09
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
55.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA