Anibal Sanchez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2022)

W–L 116–119
ERA 4.06
WHIP 1.31
SO 1,774
Pitcher PIV 6992.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 207 lb
Born
2/27/1984 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2006-06-25
Last Game
2022-10-01

Full name: Anibal Alejandro Sanchez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
116 119 364 341 9 7 0 2017.7 1,960 910 238 686 1,774 4.06 6992.6

Career ERA 4.06 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2006 FLO NL 10 3 18 17 2 1 0 114.3 90 36 46 72 2.83 4.53 (+37%) 890.2
2007 FLO NL 2 1 6 6 0 0 0 30.0 43 16 19 14 4.80 4.47 (-7%) -924.9
2008 FLO NL 2 5 10 10 0 0 0 51.7 54 32 27 50 5.57 4.32 (-29%) -710.6
2009 FLO NL 4 8 16 16 0 0 0 86.0 84 37 46 71 3.87 4.32 (+10%) -592.0
2010 FLO NL 13 12 32 32 1 1 0 195.0 192 77 70 157 3.55 4.08 (+13%) 3852.3
2011 FLO NL 8 9 32 32 3 2 0 196.3 187 80 64 202 3.67 3.94 (+7%) 3044.3
2012 MIA NL 5 7 19 19 0 0 0 121.0 119 53 33 110 3.94 4.01 (+2%) 1801.5
2012 DET AL 4 6 12 12 1 1 0 74.7 81 31 15 57 3.74 4.01 (+7%) 626.6
2013 DET AL 14 8 29 29 1 1 0 182.0 156 52 54 202 2.57 3.87 (+33%) 6945.9
2014 DET AL 8 5 22 21 0 0 0 126.0 108 48 30 102 3.43 3.74 (+8%) 3325.5
2015 DET AL 10 10 25 25 1 1 0 157.0 152 87 49 138 4.99 3.96 (-26%) -3025.5
2016 DET AL 7 13 35 26 0 0 0 153.3 171 100 53 135 5.87 4.19 (-40%) -3350.6
2017 DET AL 3 7 28 17 0 0 0 105.3 139 75 29 104 6.41 4.36 (-47%) -2564.1
2018 ATL NL 7 6 25 24 0 0 0 136.7 106 43 42 135 2.83 4.15 (+32%) 1852.1
2019 WAS NL 11 8 30 30 0 0 0 166.0 153 71 58 134 3.85 4.51 (+15%) 266.3
2020 WAS NL 4 5 11 11 0 0 0 53.0 70 39 18 43 6.62 4.45 (-49%) -1328.1
2022 WAS NL 4 6 14 14 0 0 0 69.3 55 33 33 48 4.28 3.97 (-8%) -3116.4
Career · 17 seasons 116 119 364 341 9 7 0 2,017.2 1,960 910 686 1,774 4.06 — 6,993

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
365 346 8 29 1 1 0 8 0 17 169 .084 .127 .092 .219 -1,708

Career AVG .084 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 67.3% below league average.

Career OBP .127 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career SLG .092 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 77.5% below league average.

Career OPS .219 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 70.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2006 FLO NL 18 35 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 .114 — — — — 0.0
2007 FLO NL 6 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .091 — — — — 0.0
2008 FLO NL 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 FLO NL 16 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 FLO NL 33 59 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 28 .102 .257 (-60%) .325 (-51%) .402 (-75%) .728 (-64%) -601.8
2011 FLO NL 32 57 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 4 23 .123 .255 (-52%) .320 (-44%) .399 (-69%) .719 (-58%) -514.0
2012 MIA NL 19 30 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 18 .100 — — — — 0.0
2012 DET AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 DET AL 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 DET AL 22 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2015 DET AL 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 DET AL 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 DET AL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 ATL NL 25 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .024 — — — — 0.0
2019 WAS NL 30 52 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 .115 .252 (-54%) .322 (-64%) .434 (-73%) .757 (-70%) -591.9
2020 WAS NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 WAS NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 365 346 8 29 1 1 0 8 0 17 169 .084 — — — — -1,708

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 NLCS WAS 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2019 NLDS1 WAS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2019 WS WAS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2018 NLDS2 ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS2 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALCS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS2 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS2 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 WS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 6 11 10 0 61.3 51 20 19 64 2.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2019 NLCS WAS 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 1 0 1 5 0.00
2019 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 4 1 2 9 1.80
2019 WS WAS 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 10 4 1 4 6.75
2018 NLDS2 ATL 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 5 3 1 3 5.79
2014 ALDS2 DET 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2013 ALCS DET 1 1 2 2 0 12.0 9 3 6 17 2.25
2013 ALDS2 DET 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 8 5 2 6 10.38
2012 ALCS DET 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 0 3 7 0.00
2012 ALDS2 DET 0 1 1 1 0 6.3 5 2 2 3 2.84
2012 WS DET 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 6 2 1 8 2.57

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home18414241303.092
Away18120441605.078

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1831027.29334493399613.93
Away181990.010274613478134.19

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-10-01 WASPHI W 5.0544360
2022-09-25 WASMIA W 5.0200240
2022-09-18 WASMIA L 6.0422231
2022-09-11 WASPHI — 2.0211300
2022-09-05 WASSTL W 5.0200230
2022-08-31 WASOAK W 7.0311341
2022-08-24 WASSEA — 4.1200220
2022-08-18 WASSDP — 5.0111241
2022-08-13 WASSDP — 5.0633342
2022-08-08 WASCHC L 5.0744232

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 364 341 177 234 32 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 FLO P 18 17 15 13 1 2
2007 FLO P 6 6 2 8 2 0
2008 FLO P 10 10 2 5 4 0
2009 FLO P 16 16 6 10 2 2
2010 FLO P 32 32 14 25 5 2
2011 FLO P 32 32 18 26 1 1
2012 MIA P 19 19 10 13 1 3
2012 DET P 12 12 6 13 1 1
2013 DET P 29 29 17 19 1 0
2014 DET P 22 21 11 18 0 2
2015 DET P 25 25 21 15 0 0
2016 DET P 35 26 13 13 2 1
2017 DET P 28 17 4 6 3 0
2018 ATL P 25 24 12 23 2 0
2019 WAS P 30 30 17 18 4 0
2020 WAS P 11 11 5 5 1 1
2022 WAS P 14 14 4 4 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 364

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-09-09
2006 Rookie of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 DET AL $16,800,000
2015 DET AL $16,800,000
2014 DET AL $15,800,000
2013 DET AL $8,800,000
2012 MIA NL $8,000,000
2011 FLO NL $3,700,000
2010 FLO NL $1,250,000
2009 FLO NL $400,000
2008 FLO NL $390,000
2007 FLO NL $381,000
Total Career Earnings $72,321,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2013 Cy Young Award AL 4th 46.0 210 1
2006 Rookie of the Year NL 9th 1.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Anibal Sanchez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    J. A. Happ
    133-100, 4.13 ERA
  2. 88
    Ted Lilly
    130-113, 4.14 ERA
  3. 80
    Jose Quintana
    115-113, 3.79 ERA
  4. 75
    Jason Schmidt
    130-96, 3.96 ERA
  5. 70
    Yovani Gallardo
    121-101, 4.06 ERA
  6. 69
    Randy Wolf
    133-125, 4.24 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Anibal Sanchez

What years did Anibal Sanchez play?
Anibal Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2022.
Was Anibal Sanchez a pitcher?
Yes. Anibal Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 1774 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Anibal Sanchez hit?
Anibal Sanchez hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.