Red Oldham vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham 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 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Ken Sanders

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Ken Sanders

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Ken Sanders

Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
4.83
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA