Skel Roach vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Fred Sanford

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.76
59.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
39.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2912
35.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Fred Sanford

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Fred Sanford

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
388.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
67
157.65
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0