Angel Sanchez vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Angel Sanchez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel built a career as a starting pitcher and Angel Sanchez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 8.76 and 1.378 for Angel Sanchez. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Angel Sanchez and Zip Zabel

Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.95
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
39.41
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
37.95
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Angel Sanchez and Zip Zabel

Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Angel Sanchez and Zip Zabel

Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
552.94
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
11.23
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.72
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
76.47
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Angel Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100