Skel Roach vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jack 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 3.69 and 1.319 for Jack 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 Jack Sanford

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.56
57.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.52
75.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
3.69
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.76
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
3.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
5.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
4.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7876
34.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Jack Sanford

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
95.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Jack Sanford

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
311.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
83.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
64.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.31
23.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
108.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
67.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.05
16.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0