Ted Sadowski vs. Geoff Zahn — Career Comparison

Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Geoff Zahn
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Geoff Zahn built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Geoff Zahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Geoff Zahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Sadowski and Geoff Zahn

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.48
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.31
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.54
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.45
50.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.82
88.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.38
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
9.63
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.73
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.56
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
3.43
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7798
37.96
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
4.33
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.39
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.21
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7116
34.64
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Sadowski and Geoff Zahn

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.48
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.31
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.42
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.59
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
2.01
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.82
88.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Sadowski and Geoff Zahn

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
43
1842.86
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
3441.51
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
18.68
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.61
6.89
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
16.1
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-3.29
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA