Scott Sanderson stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1996

Starting Pitcher · #21

Age 70 · 6' 5"

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Scott Sanderson played 19 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1996.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
472
W
163
L
143
ERA
3.84
IP
2,561.0
K
1,611
BB
625
WHIP
1.26

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.

Standard by season
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.
1978WSH10422.5161.050211.20
1979WSH34983.43168.0138541.20
1980WSH3316113.11211.0125561.24
1981WSH22972.96137.077311.12
1982WSH3212123.46224.0158581.21
1983WSH18674.6581.155201.45
1984CHC24853.14140.276241.17
1985CHC19563.12121.080271.05
1986CHC379114.19169.2124371.19
1987CHC32894.29144.2106501.42
1988CHC11125.2815.1631.04
1989CHC371193.94146.186311.27
1990ATH3417113.88206.1128661.31
1991NYY3416103.81208.0130291.10
1992NYY3312114.93193.1104641.47
1993LAA/SF3211134.21184.0102341.28
1994CHW18845.0992.036121.33
1995LAA7134.1239.12341.32
1996LAA5027.5018.0742.39

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
0
L
0
ERA
7.00
IP
9.0
K
5
BB
4
WHIP
2.22

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
193
CG
43
SHO
14
K/9
5.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
39

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1978WSH5117.40002
1979WSH11537.40002
1980WSH17735.30006
1981WSH11415.10002
1982WSH19706.30002
1983WSH4006.10000
1984CHC11304.90003
1985CHC12206.00001
1986CHC12116.60003
1987CHC8006.60001
1988CHC0003.50000
1989CHC9205.30001
1990ATH16215.60007
1991NYY16225.60004
1992NYY17214.80004
1993LAA/SF16415.00001
1994CHW7103.50000
1995LAA2005.30000
1996LAA0003.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
70 yearsJul 22, 1956
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Dearborn, MI
College
Vanderbilt

What were Scott Sanderson's career stats?

Scott Sanderson played 19 seasons for the Nationals, the Cubs, the Athletics, the Yankees, the White Sox and the Angels. He had 163 wins and 1,611 strikeouts with a 3.84 ERA over 2,561.0 innings. His best season was 1990: 17 wins, a 3.88 ERA and 128 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1978 to 1996

Scott Sanderson finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

All-time career rank

  • 193rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,611)
  • 212th in wins (pitching) (163)

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.

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