Anibal Sanchez stats
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsFeb 27, 1984
- Height
- 6' 0"
Anibal Sanchez played 16 MLB seasons, 2006 to 2022.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 364
- W
- 116
- L
- 119
- ERA
- 4.06
- IP
- 2,017.2
- K
- 1,774
- BB
- 686
- WHIP
- 1.31
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIA | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2.83 | 114.1 | 72 | 46 | 1.19 |
| 2007 | MIA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4.80 | 30.0 | 14 | 19 | 2.07 |
| 2008 | MIA | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5.57 | 51.2 | 50 | 27 | 1.57 |
| 2009 | MIA | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3.87 | 86.0 | 71 | 46 | 1.51 |
| 2010 | MIA | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3.55 | 195.0 | 157 | 70 | 1.34 |
| 2011 | MIA | 32 | 8 | 9 | 3.67 | 196.1 | 202 | 64 | 1.28 |
| 2012 |  MIA/DET | 31 | 9 | 13 | 3.86 | 195.2 | 167 | 48 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | DET | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2.57 | 182.0 | 202 | 54 | 1.15 |
| 2014 | DET | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3.43 | 126.0 | 102 | 30 | 1.10 |
| 2015 | DET | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4.99 | 157.0 | 138 | 49 | 1.28 |
| 2016 | DET | 35 | 7 | 13 | 5.87 | 153.1 | 135 | 53 | 1.46 |
| 2017 | DET | 28 | 3 | 7 | 6.41 | 105.1 | 104 | 29 | 1.59 |
| 2018 | ATL | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2.83 | 136.2 | 135 | 42 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | WSH | 30 | 11 | 8 | 3.85 | 166.0 | 134 | 58 | 1.27 |
| 2020 | WSH | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6.62 | 53.0 | 43 | 18 | 1.66 |
| 2022 | WSH | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4.28 | 69.1 | 48 | 33 | 1.27 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 11
- W
- 3
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 2.93
- IP
- 61.1
- K
- 64
- BB
- 19
- WHIP
- 1.14
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 165
- CG
- 9
- SHO
- 7
- K/9
- 7.9
- GB
- 2,690
- FB
- 3,394
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 62
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIA | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5.7 | 152 | 195 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2007 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 54 | 62 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2008 | MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 66 | 92 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2009 | MIA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 117 | 148 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2010 | MIA | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 289 | 318 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2011 | MIA | 19 | 3 | 2 | 9.3 | 259 | 300 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2012 | MIA/DET | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 291 | 307 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2013 | DET | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 234 | 254 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2014 | DET | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 182 | 196 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2015 | DET | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 | 195 | 277 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2016 | DET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 193 | 282 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2017 | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 126 | 219 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2018 | ATL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 175 | 197 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2019 | WSH | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 202 | 314 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2020 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 74 | 107 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 81 | 126 | 0.6 | 2 |
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsFeb 27, 1984
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2006
- Birthplace
- Maracay, Venezuela
Latest performance
Anibal Sanchez
Oct 01 · vs PHI · W 13-4
- IP
- 5.0
- H
- 5
- R
- 4
- ER
- 4
- BB
- 3
- K
- 6
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.28
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 01 | vs PHIW 13-4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Sun, Sep 25 | at MIAW 6-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun, Sep 18 | vsMIAL 3-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Sun, Sep 11 | atPHIL 7-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 05 | at STLW 6-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wed, Aug 31 | vs ATHW 5-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What were Anibal Sanchez's career stats?
Anibal Sanchez played 16 seasons for the Marlins, the Tigers, the Braves and the Nationals. He had 116 wins and 1,774 strikeouts with a 4.06 ERA over 2,017.2 innings. His best season was 2013: 14 wins, a 2.57 ERA and 202 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2006 to 2022
Anibal Sanchez finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals
All-time career rank
- 134th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,774)
Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Anibal Sanchez
Playoff series
Anibal Sanchez played 11 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 10 series — 2 won, 8 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  LAD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | STL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | LAD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 |  BAL | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | ATH | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 |  BOS | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 12.0 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 2012 | ATH | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 |  NYY | Won 1-0 | 1 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 |  SF | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Anibal Sanchez’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Anibal Sanchez against each club
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (29)
- vs Washington Nationals (26)
- vs Atlanta Braves (25)
- vs Minnesota Twins (24)
- vs New York Mets (20)
- vs Kansas City Royals (18)
- vs Chicago White Sox (17)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (16)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (14)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (12)
- vs Miami Marlins (12)
- vs Athletics (11)
- vs Houston Astros (11)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (11)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (11)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (11)
- vs Chicago Cubs (10)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (10)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10)
- vs San Francisco Giants (9)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (8)
- vs Colorado Rockies (8)
- vs New York Yankees (8)
- vs San Diego Padres (8)
- vs Seattle Mariners (8)
- vs Texas Rangers (8)
- vs Boston Red Sox (7)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (7)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (5)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
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