Jack Sanford

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1967)

W–L 137–101
ERA 3.69
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,182
Pitcher PIV 7358.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
5/18/1929 in Wellesley Hills, MA, USA
Died
3/7/2000 in Beckley, WV, USA
MLB Debut
1956-09-16
Last Game
1967-08-06
Awards
All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: John Stanley Sanford

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
137 101 388 293 76 14 11 2049.3 1,907 840 174 737 1,182 3.69 7358.7

Career ERA 3.69 vs. league average 3.71 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
1956 PHI NL 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 13.0 7 2 13 6 1.38 3.96 (+65%) -231.6
1957 PHI NL 19 8 33 33 15 3 0 236.7 194 81 94 188 3.08 3.83 (+20%) 3278.8
1958 PHI NL 10 13 38 27 7 2 0 186.3 197 92 81 106 4.44 3.86 (-15%) 600.8
1959 SFN NL 15 12 36 31 10 0 1 222.3 198 78 70 132 3.16 3.90 (+19%) 1299.4
1960 SFN NL 12 14 37 34 11 6 0 219.0 199 93 99 125 3.82 3.82 (avg) 2266.2
1961 SFN NL 13 9 38 33 6 0 0 217.3 203 102 87 112 4.22 4.03 (-5%) -558.7
1962 SFN NL 24 7 39 38 13 2 0 265.3 233 101 92 147 3.43 3.96 (+13%) 1714.7
1963 SFN NL 16 13 42 42 11 0 0 284.3 273 111 76 158 3.51 3.46 (-2%) 2080.6
1964 SFN NL 5 7 18 17 3 1 1 106.3 91 39 37 64 3.30 3.58 (+8%) 453.1
1965 SFN NL 4 5 23 16 0 0 2 91.0 92 40 30 43 3.96 3.50 (-13%) -1966.8
1965 CAL AL 1 2 9 5 0 0 1 29.3 35 15 10 13 4.60 3.50 (-32%) -30.1
1966 CAL AL 13 7 50 6 0 0 5 108.0 108 46 27 54 3.83 3.52 (-9%) -591.9
1967 CAL AL 3 2 12 9 0 0 1 48.3 53 24 7 21 4.47 3.30 (-35%) -501.3
1967 KC1 AL 1 2 10 1 0 0 0 22.0 24 16 14 13 6.55 3.30 (-98%) -454.6
Career · 14 seasons 137 101 388 293 76 14 11 2,049.1 1,907 840 737 1,182 3.69 — 7,359

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
393 665 51 105 19 2 3 37 0 45 240 .158 .212 .206 .418 -3,623

Career AVG .158 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Career SLG .206 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .418 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 40.4% 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
1956 PHI NL 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1957 PHI NL 33 89 3 15 4 0 0 6 0 0 30 .169 .257 (-35%) .323 (-48%) .391 (-45%) .715 (-47%) -663.7
1958 PHI NL 38 59 3 10 4 0 0 2 0 5 17 .169 .257 (-34%) .324 (-28%) .394 (-40%) .719 (-34%) -324.3
1959 SFN NL 36 72 6 8 0 0 0 3 0 6 31 .111 .256 (-57%) .323 (-38%) .392 (-72%) .715 (-57%) -625.5
1960 SFN NL 37 74 8 13 1 0 0 5 0 5 26 .176 .255 (-31%) .323 (-30%) .387 (-51%) .711 (-41%) -471.7
1961 SFN NL 39 74 13 16 2 0 3 6 0 5 22 .216 .258 (-16%) .328 (-20%) .399 (-9%) .727 (-14%) -182.9
1962 SFN NL 39 98 5 15 3 0 0 4 0 4 34 .153 .257 (-41%) .326 (-44%) .393 (-53%) .719 (-49%) -789.7
1963 SFN NL 45 94 9 13 2 1 0 5 0 11 35 .138 .246 (-44%) .308 (-27%) .371 (-51%) .680 (-40%) -565.0
1964 SFN NL 19 30 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 3 12 .133 — — — — 0.0
1965 SFN NL 23 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .120 — — — — 0.0
1965 CAL AL 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1966 CAL AL 50 22 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 12 .136 — — — — 0.0
1967 CAL AL 12 15 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 .200 — — — — 0.0
1967 KC1 AL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 393 665 51 105 19 2 3 37 0 45 240 .158 — — — — -3,623

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
3 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1962 WS SFN 3 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 3 3 0 23.3 16 5 8 19 1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1962 WS SFN 1 2 3 3 0 23.3 16 5 8 19 1.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1933123153219.170
Away1993501952118.149

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1911068.19283693526303.11
Away196976.09774713815484.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1967-08-06 KC1NYYL 000000000
1967-08-01 KC1BOSL 200000011
1967-07-26 KC1TEXL 000000000
1967-07-23 KC1CHWL 000000000
1967-07-19 KC1MINW 000000000
1967-07-04 KC1TEXL 000000000
1967-06-30 KC1BOSL 000000000
1967-06-26 KC1NYYL 000000000
1967-06-21 KC1BALL 000000000
1967-06-17 KC1DETW 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-08-06 KC1NYY — 0.1322000
1967-08-01 KC1BOS L 4.2844430
1967-07-26 KC1TEX — 1.0000120
1967-07-23 KC1CHW — 3.0433410
1967-07-19 KC1MIN W 1.1111011
1967-07-04 KC1TEX — 2.0100010
1967-06-30 KC1BOS — 2.0000010
1967-06-26 KC1NYY — 1.2444210
1967-06-21 KC1BAL L 2.0232200
1967-06-17 KC1DET — 4.0110130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 388 293 122 365 21 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1956 PHI P 3 1 0 2 0 1
1957 PHI P 33 33 15 30 2 2
1958 PHI P 38 27 12 23 2 0
1959 SFN P 36 31 10 31 1 1
1960 SFN P 37 34 13 33 1 3
1961 SFN P 38 33 9 41 3 1
1962 SFN P 39 38 21 52 4 4
1963 SFN P 42 42 16 65 2 4
1964 SFN P 18 17 8 22 2 0
1965 SFN P 23 16 6 15 2 0
1965 CAL P 9 5 1 8 0 1
1966 CAL P 50 6 7 23 2 1
1967 CAL P 12 9 4 13 0 1
1967 KC1 P 10 1 0 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 388

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1957 Rookie of the Year
1957 TSN Rookie of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1966 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 4.0 280 0
1962 Cy Young Award ML 2nd 4.0 20 4
1962 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 62.0 280 0
1957 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 39.0 336 0
1957 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 16.0 24 16

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jack Sanford (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bruce Kison
    115-88, 3.66 ERA
  2. 95
    Joaquin Andujar
    127-118, 3.58 ERA
  3. 89
    Johnny Podres
    148-116, 3.68 ERA
  4. 86
    Mike McCormick
    134-128, 3.73 ERA
  5. 86
    Ed Whitson
    126-123, 3.79 ERA
  6. 85
    Mike Witt
    117-116, 3.83 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Sanford

What years did Jack Sanford play?
Jack Sanford played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.
Was Jack Sanford a pitcher?
Yes. Jack Sanford pitched in the major leagues, recording 137 wins and 1182 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Sanford hit?
Jack Sanford hit 3 career home runs with 105 hits.