Scott Sanderson vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Sanderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cecil Upshaw led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 93). Scott Sanderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 123). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cecil Upshaw.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sanderson and Cecil Upshaw

Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.27
53.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
3.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
9.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
5.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
4.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9853
34.62
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Scott Sanderson and Cecil Upshaw

Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sanderson and Cecil Upshaw

Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
497.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
498.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
12.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
68.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
79.86
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.43
-4.66
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
224
235.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
69.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA