Billy Sadler vs. Dennis Tankersley — Career Comparison
Dennis Tankersley built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Sadler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy Sadler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.510 compared to 7.61 and 1.900 for Dennis Tankersley. By the career numbers, Billy Sadler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Billy Sadler and Dennis Tankersley
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.81
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.04
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.26
59.26
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.53
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
7.61
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
7.43
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
10.11
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.44
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.36
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9.06
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
7.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.611
1.611
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.63
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
40.59
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
42.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.81
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.71
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
8.13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.04
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
32.8
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
34.92
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.59
40.59
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.64
42.64
Fielding Stats for Billy Sadler and Dennis Tankersley
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.81
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.67
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.04
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.67
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.67
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.26
59.26
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Billy Sadler and Dennis Tankersley
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11700
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
27
704.35
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
76.72
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Tankersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09