Fred Sanford vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Sanford 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Sanford and Cecil Upshaw

Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.58
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
3.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
39.99
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
35.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Fred Sanford and Cecil Upshaw

Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Sanford and Cecil Upshaw

Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
538.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
67
157.65
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA