Scott
Sanders
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 245
 
Born: March 25, 1969 in Usa, MO, HANNIBAL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1998    2002   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1995 26 CHC NL 9 3 .750 24 15 0 0 0 95.7 86 54 11 43 98 5.08 .236 .317 .414 .731 3.0
1996 27 CHC NL 7 14 .333 33 33 0 0 0 193.7 186 111 35 79 210 5.16 .249 .321 .489 .811 3.2
1997 28 CHC NL 11 4 .733 21 20 0 0 0 113.0 113 60 24 46 127 4.78 .253 .323 .475 .799 3.9
1998 29 CHC NL 16 8 .667 37 37 0 0 0 215.7 208 95 29 75 259 3.96 .250 .312 .441 .753 12.2
1999 30 CHC NL 15 8 .652 36 36 2 1 0 213.7 212 112 38 68 224 4.72 .254 .311 .478 .790 11.0
2000 31 CHC NL 10 17 .370 34 34 1 0 0 192.0 193 111 40 75 201 5.20 .255 .325 .511 .836 6.0
2001 32 CHC NL 15 12 .556 38 38 0 0 0 212.7 216 132 42 94 252 5.59 .258 .333 .494 .827 6.1
2002 33 CHC NL 16 12 .571 36 36 2 2 0 204.0 182 115 27 100 220 5.07 .236 .326 .427 .753 10.8
2003 34 CHC NL 6 4 .600 14 7 0 0 0 77.0 72 40 17 32 92 4.68 .242 .320 .478 .798 5.1
  PHI NL 1 4 .200 21 10 0 0 1 32.3 41 29 10 13 34 8.07 .299 .364 .606 .970 0.0
  TOT   7 8 .467 35 17 0 0 1 109.3 113 69 27 45 126 5.68 .260 .334 .518 .852 5.1
2004 35 CLE AL 3 9 .250 18 18 1 1 0 94.3 110 65 15 43 98 6.20 .286 .363 .494 .857 3.2
10 Years Sim 109 95 .534 312 284 6 4 1 1644.0 1619 924 288 668 1815 5.06 .253 .325 .474 .799 64.5
Season Average 10 9 .526 31 28 0 0 0 164.4 161 92 28 66 181 5.06 .253 .325 .474 .799  
Career Highs 16 17 .750 38 38 2 2 1 215.7 216 132 42 100 259 6.20 .286 .363 .518 .857  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1995 26 CHC NL 24 33 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .030 .059 .061 .119 -1.9 0.0
1996 27 CHC NL 33 63 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 31 .048 .130 .063 .194 -1.6 0.0
1997 28 CHC NL 21 38 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .079 .125 .105 .230 -0.5 0.0
1998 29 CHC NL 37 79 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 37 .089 .133 .101 .234 -1.8 0.0
1999 30 CHC NL 36 73 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 33 .096 .141 .123 .264 -0.4 0.0
2000 31 CHC NL 34 62 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 35 .016 .101 .016 .118 -3.0 0.0
2001 32 CHC NL 38 73 5 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 30 .082 .107 .110 .216 -2.0 0.0
2002 33 CHC NL 36 67 3 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 6 32 .060 .135 .104 .240 -0.8 0.0
2003 34 CHC NL 14 28 3 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 12 .143 .250 .214 .464 1.3 0.0
  PHI NL 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
  TOT   35 32 3 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 5 14 .125 .243 .188 .431 1.3 0.0
9 Years Sim 294 520 22 36 13 0 0 22 0 0 34 242 .069 .129 .094 .223 -10.8 0.0
162 Game Average 286 12 19 7 0 0 12 0 0 18 133 .069 .129 .094 .223 -5.9  
Career Highs 38 79 5 7 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 37 .125 .243 .188 .431 1.3  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1995 26 CHC NL P 24 15 95.7 6 13 0 3 1.000 1.79    
1996 27 CHC NL P 33 33 193.7 13 28 1 4 .976 1.91    
1997 28 CHC NL P 21 20 113.0 8 24 1 2 .970 2.55    
1998 29 CHC NL P 37 37 215.7 8 34 0 2 1.000 1.75    
1999 30 CHC NL P 36 36 213.7 12 41 0 0 1.000 2.23    
2000 31 CHC NL P 34 34 192.0 8 30 0 1 1.000 1.78    
2001 32 CHC NL P 38 38 212.7 12 31 0 0 1.000 1.82    
2002 33 CHC NL P 36 36 204.0 18 33 2 2 .962 2.25    
2003 34 CHC NL P 14 7 77.0 4 8 1 1 .923 1.40    
  PHI NL P 21 10 32.3 1 3 1 0 .800 1.11    
  TOT   P 35 17 109.3 5 11 2 1 .889 1.32    
2004 35 CLE AL P 18 18 94.3 6 12 0 0 1.000 1.72    
Career Totals   312 284 1644.0 96 257 6 15 .983 1.93    
Career Highs   38 38 215.7 18 41 2 4 1.000 2.55    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1998 29 CHC NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 1 4 8 7.20 .318 .423 .591 1.014
1999 30 CHC NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 15 11 1 4 11 8.25 .300 .352 .500 .852
2000 31 CHC NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 7 4 0 3 7 6.36 .292 .370 .458 .829
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 4 0 0 0 22.7 29 19 2 11 26 7.55 .302 .374 .510 .884
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1998 29 CHC NL 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
1999 30 CHC NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
2000 31 CHC NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .400 .500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1998-6-16
1999-2-15
2001-4-15
2002-6-16
Losses
1996-10-14
2000-3-17
Winning Pct
1998-9-.667
1999-7-.652
Games Started
1998-8-37
2001-6-38
Complete Games
1999-2-2
2000-3-1
2002-4-2
Shutouts
1999-3-1
2002-1-2
2004-3-1
Innings Pitched
1999-10-213.7
Hits Allowed
2001-10-216
Homeruns Allowed
1996-5-35
1999-6-38
2000-2-40
2001-2-42
CAR-30-288
Strikeouts
1998-4-259
2001-5-252
Walks Allowed
2001-9-94
2002-8-100
Hits per 9IP
2002-10-8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1998-4-10.8
2001-10-10.7
CAR-24-9.9
WHiP
1999-10-1.31
OAVG
2002-10-.236
OOBP
1999-8-.311
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 50    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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  1. William Van Landingham (940)
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  3. Mariano Rivera (925)
  4. Steve Karsay (923)
  5. Jason Isringhausen (905)
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  7. Julian Tavarez (902)
  8. Jeff Brantley (901)
  9. Vicente Palacios (899)
  10. Jason Schmidt (897)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ed Whitson (995)
  2. Bill Mooneyham (991)
  3. Pete Vuckovich (990)
  4. Aaron Sele (990)
  5. John Farrell (990)
  6. Don Robinson (989)
  7. Juan Guzman (989)
  8. Clay Parker (988)
  9. Brian Williams (987)
  10. Julian Tavarez (987)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1993
Injured on 4/22/1994 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/3/1995
Had first career hit (double) on 7/15/1995, off Todd Burns (MON)
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration
7/16/2000: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $3,150,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 9/3/2000 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Struck out 15 batters against Pittsburgh on 6/20/2001
Struck out 17 batters against Montreal on 6/24/2002
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
11/3/2002: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia on 6/16/2003 (Going to CHC: P Scott Chiamparino, P Alex Fernandez, P Fred Rath, P Ben Weber, LF Marc Newfield. Going to PHI: 1B Felipe Crespo, P Kurt Ainsworth, P Scott Sanders)
Released by Philadelphia on 10/1/2003
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/15/2004 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year