Erik Sabel vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Jack Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Jack Sanford

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.6
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.56
57.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
3.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
3.24
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
5.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7876
34.59
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Jack Sanford

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
95.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Jack Sanford

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
311.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
83.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
64.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.31
23.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
108.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
67.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.05
16.66
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
189.97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
3.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0