Ben Sanders
Alexander Bennett Sanders
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: February 16, 1865 in Catharpin, VA
School: Roanoke College (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1888
Final Game: October 14, 1892
Died: August 29, 1930 in Memphis, TN
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1888 23 PHI NL 19 10 .655 1.90 31 29 2 28 8 0 275.1 240 100 58 3 33 121 3 1 14 1089 155 0.992 7.8 0.1 1.1 4.0 3.67
1889 24 PHI NL 19 18 .514 3.55 44 39 4 34 1 1 349.2 406 217 138 9 96 123 4 0 8 1539 122 1.436 10.4 0.2 2.5 3.2 1.28
1890 25 PHQ PL 19 18 .514 3.76 43 40 3 37 2 1 346.2 412 237 145 13 69 107 10 0 8 1504 113 1.388 10.7 0.3 1.8 2.8 1.55
1891 26 PHA AA 11 5 .688 3.79 19 18 1 15 0 0 145.0 157 85 61 3 37 40 0 0 2 592 101 1.338 9.7 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.08
1892 27 LOU NL 12 19 .387 3.22 31 31 0 30 3 0 268.1 281 150 96 6 62 77 0 0 5 0 95 1.278 9.4 0.2 2.1 2.6 1.24
5 Seasons 80 70 .533 3.24 168 157 10 144 14 2 1385.0 1496 789 498 34 297 468 17 1 37 4724 116 1.295 9.7 0.2 1.9 3.0 1.58
162 Game Avg. 17 15 .533 3.24 35 33 2 30 3 0 290 313 165 104 7 62 98 4 0 8 988 116 1.295 9.7 0.2 1.9 3.0 1.58
PHI (2 yrs) 38 28 .576 2.82 75 68 6 62 9 1 625.0 646 317 196 12 129 244 7 1 22 2628 132 1.240 9.3 0.2 1.9 3.5 1.89
PHA (2 yrs) 30 23 .566 3.77 62 58 4 52 2 1 491.2 569 322 206 16 106 147 10 0 10 2096 110 1.373 10.4 0.3 1.9 2.7 1.39
LOU (1 yr) 12 19 .387 3.22 31 31 0 30 3 0 268.1 281 150 96 6 62 77 0 0 5 0 95 1.278 9.4 0.2 2.1 2.6 1.24
NL (3 yrs) 50 47 .515 2.94 106 99 6 92 12 1 893.1 927 467 292 18 191 321 7 1 27 2628 120 1.251 9.3 0.2 1.9 3.2 1.68
AA (1 yr) 11 5 .688 3.79 19 18 1 15 0 0 145.0 157 85 61 3 37 40 0 0 2 592 101 1.338 9.7 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.08
PL (1 yr) 19 18 .514 3.76 43 40 3 37 2 1 346.2 412 237 145 13 69 107 10 0 8 1504 113 1.388 10.7 0.3 1.8 2.8 1.55

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1888 23 19 10 .655 1.90 31 29 2 28 8 0 275.1 240 100 58 3 33 121 3 1 14 1089 155 0.992 7.8 0.1 1.1 4.0 3.67 155
1889 24 38 28 .576 2.82 75 68 6 62 9 1 625.0 646 317 196 12 129 244 7 1 22 2628 132 1.240 9.3 0.2 1.9 3.5 1.89 132
1890 25 57 46 .553 3.16 118 108 9 99 11 2 971.2 1058 554 341 25 198 351 17 1 30 4132 124 1.293 9.8 0.2 1.8 3.3 1.77 124
1891 26 68 51 .571 3.24 137 126 10 114 11 2 1116.2 1215 639 402 28 235 391 17 1 32 4724 121 1.299 9.8 0.2 1.9 3.2 1.66 121
1892 27 80 70 .533 3.24 168 157 10 144 14 2 1385.0 1496 789 498 34 297 468 17 1 37 4724 116 1.295 9.7 0.2 1.9 3.0 1.58 116

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1888 23 30 6 .833 1.79 327.0 276 72 65 3 38 144 3 0.960 7.6 1.0 4.0 3.79 0.1 31
1889 24 37 13 .740 2.32 453.0 413 130 117 9 98 159 4 1.128 8.2 1.9 3.2 1.62 0.2 44
1890 25 38 12 .760 2.25 455.0 403 127 114 13 67 140 10 1.033 8.0 1.3 2.8 2.09 0.3 43
1891 26 13 7 .650 2.84 187.0 172 66 59 3 41 52 0 1.139 8.3 2.0 2.5 1.27 0.1 19
1892 27 0.00 0.0 0 104 94 0 0 0 0 31
5 Seasons 118 38 .756 2.84 1422.0 1264 499 449 28 244 495 17 1.060 8.0 3.1 2.03 0.2 168

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1888 NL--1.896--2nd
1889 NL--3.552--8th
1890 PL--3.764--9th

Wins s c a p y
1888 NL--19--9th
1890 PL--19--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1888 NL--.655--3rd
1891 AA--.688--3rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1888 NL--.992--6th
1890 PL--1.388--5th
1891 AA--1.338--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 NL--7.845--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 NL--1.079--1st
1889 NL--2.471--5th
1890 PL--1.791--2nd
1891 AA--2.297--2nd
1892 NL--2.080--3rd
Career--1.930--73rd

Games Played s c a p y
1889 NL--44--8th
1890 PL--43--6th

Saves s c a p y
1889 NL--1--4th
1890 PL--1--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1889 NL--349.7--7th
1890 PL--346.7--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 NL--123--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1889 NL--39--10th
1890 PL--40--6th

Complete Games s c a p y
1890 PL--37--6th
Career--144--239th

Shutouts s c a p y
1888 NL--8--1st
1890 PL--2--4th
1892 NL--3--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1890 PL--13--5th

Hits s c a p y
1889 NL--406--4th
1890 PL--412--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1888 NL--3.667--3rd
1889 NL--1.281--6th
1890 PL--1.551--2nd
1892 NL--1.242--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 NL--.098--2nd
1889 NL--.232--3rd
1891 AA--.186--6th
Career--.221--193rd

Losses s c a p y
1889 NL--18--7th
1890 PL--18--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1889 NL--138--7th
1890 PL--145--9th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1889 NL--1539--9th
1890 PL--1504--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 NL--2--3rd
1889 NL--4--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1888 NL--155--2nd
1889 NL--122--6th
1890 PL--113--10th
Career--116--185th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (670), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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