Fred Sanford
John Frederick Sanford
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 9, 1919 in Garfield, UT
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1943
Final Game: September 14, 1951
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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
1943 23 SLB AL 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 37 173 1.179 6.8 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
1946 26 SLB AL 2 1 .667 2.05 3 3 0 2 2 0 22.0 19 7 5 0 9 8 0 0 0 91 182 1.273 7.8 0.0 3.7 3.3 0.89
1947 27 SLB AL 7 16 .304 3.71 34 23 7 9 0 4 186.2 186 89 77 17 76 62 0 0 3 803 105 1.404 9.0 0.8 3.7 3.0 0.82
1948 28 SLB AL 12 21 .364 4.64 42 33 7 9 1 2 227.0 250 123 117 19 91 79 2 0 4 997 98 1.502 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.1 0.87
1949 29 NYY AL 7 3 .700 3.87 29 11 6 3 0 0 95.1 100 53 41 9 57 51 0 0 0 433 105 1.647 9.4 0.8 5.4 4.8 0.89
1950 30 NYY AL 5 4 .556 4.55 26 12 4 2 0 0 112.2 103 60 57 9 79 54 1 1 3 503 94 1.615 8.2 0.7 6.3 4.3 0.68
1951 31 TOT AL 4 10 .286 6.82 27 16 3 1 0 0 91.0 103 71 69 13 75 29 0 0 0 442 60 1.956 10.2 1.3 7.4 2.9 0.39
1951 31 NYY AL 0 3 .000 3.71 11 2 3 0 0 0 26.2 15 11 11 2 25 10 0 0 0 117 103 1.500 5.1 0.7 8.4 3.4 0.40
1951 31 WSH AL 2 3 .400 6.57 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.0 51 27 27 5 27 12 0 0 0 182 62 2.108 12.4 1.2 6.6 2.9 0.44
1951 31 SLB AL 2 4 .333 10.21 9 7 0 1 0 0 27.1 37 33 31 6 23 7 0 0 0 143 43 2.195 12.2 2.0 7.6 2.3 0.30
7 Seasons 37 55 .402 4.45 164 98 27 26 3 6 744.0 768 405 368 67 391 285 3 1 10 3306 94 1.558 9.3 0.8 4.7 3.4 0.73
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .402 4.45 43 25 7 7 1 2 193 199 105 96 17 101 74 1 0 3 858 94 1.558 9.3 0.8 4.7 3.4 0.73
SLB (5 yrs) 23 42 .354 4.42 91 66 14 21 3 6 472.1 499 254 232 42 203 158 2 0 7 2071 95 1.486 9.5 0.8 3.9 3.0 0.78
NYY (3 yrs) 12 10 .545 4.18 66 25 13 5 0 0 234.2 218 124 109 20 161 115 1 1 3 1053 99 1.615 8.4 0.8 6.2 4.4 0.71
WSH (1 yr) 2 3 .400 6.57 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.0 51 27 27 5 27 12 0 0 0 182 62 2.108 12.4 1.2 6.6 2.9 0.44

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+
1943 23 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 37 173 1.179 6.8 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50 173
1944 24 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 37 173 1.179 6.8 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50 173
1945 25 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 37 173 1.179 6.8 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50 173
1946 26 2 1 .667 2.01 6 3 0 2 2 0 31.1 26 9 7 0 13 10 0 0 0 128 179 1.245 7.5 0.0 3.7 2.9 0.77 179
1947 27 9 17 .346 3.47 40 26 7 11 2 4 218.0 212 98 84 17 89 72 0 0 3 931 111 1.381 8.8 0.7 3.7 3.0 0.81 111
1948 28 21 38 .356 4.07 82 59 14 20 3 6 445.0 462 221 201 36 180 151 2 0 7 1928 103 1.443 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.1 0.84 103
1949 29 28 41 .406 4.03 111 70 20 23 3 6 540.1 562 274 242 45 237 202 2 0 7 2361 104 1.479 9.4 0.7 3.9 3.4 0.85 104
1950 30 33 45 .423 4.12 137 82 24 25 3 6 653.0 665 334 299 54 316 256 3 1 10 2864 102 1.502 9.2 0.7 4.4 3.5 0.81 102
1951 31 37 55 .402 4.45 164 98 27 26 3 6 744.0 768 405 368 67 391 285 3 1 10 3306 94 1.558 9.3 0.8 4.7 3.4 0.73 94

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1943 23 1 0 1.000 2.00 9.0 7 2 2 0 4 2 0 1.222 7.0 4.0 2.0 0.50 0.0 3
1946 26 2 0 1.000 2.05 22.0 19 6 5 0 9 8 0 1.273 7.8 3.7 3.3 0.89 0.0 3
1947 27 10 10 .500 3.92 186.0 195 90 81 18 80 62 0 1.478 9.4 3.9 3.0 0.78 0.9 34
1948 28 12 14 .462 4.14 235.0 246 120 108 19 90 82 2 1.430 9.4 3.4 3.1 0.91 0.7 42
1949 29 5 5 .500 3.90 97.0 104 47 42 9 59 52 0 1.680 9.6 5.5 4.8 0.88 0.8 29
1950 30 6 6 .500 4.34 114.0 103 61 55 9 79 55 1 1.596 8.1 6.2 4.3 0.70 0.7 26
1951 31 3 7 .300 6.77 93.0 107 78 70 14 78 30 0 1.989 10.4 7.5 2.9 0.38 1.4 27
7 Seasons 39 42 .481 4.32 756.0 781 404 363 69 399 291 3 1.561 9.3 3.5 0.73 0.8 164

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1948 AL  227.0 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1948 AL  33 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1947 AL  17 (2nd)
1948 AL  19 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1948 AL  250 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1947 AL  16 (2nd)
1948 AL  21 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1948 AL  117 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1948 AL  997 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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