Jack Sanford was born on Saturday, May 18, 1929, in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Sanford was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1956, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jack Sanford baseball stats page.
"He (Jack Sanford) was a bulky guy, who would be a small-size right tackle on the football team. He wasn't delicate. He was out there to throw the baseball and he did it well. He wasn't afraid to brush back a hitter. He was an old-school pitcher. He wasn't a Cadillac, but he was a damn good Buick." - Bob Stevens in The San Francisco Chronicle (2000)
Jack SanfordJack Sanford Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#228) |
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Jack SanfordJack Sanford Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1956 | 27 | Phillies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1957 | 28 | Phillies | 33 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 3.08 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 236.2 | 989 | 194 | 81 | 94 | 22 | 94 | 2 | 188 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1958 | 29 | Phillies | 38 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 186.1 | 819 | 197 | 92 | 103 | 15 | 81 | 6 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
1959 | 30 | Giants | 36 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 222.1 | 933 | 198 | 78 | 90 | 22 | 70 | 4 | 132 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - |
1960 | 31 | Giants | 37 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 3.82 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 219.0 | 940 | 199 | 93 | 111 | 11 | 99 | 6 | 125 | 15 | 2 | 3 | - |
1961 | 32 | Giants | 38 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4.22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 217.1 | 923 | 203 | 102 | 114 | 22 | 87 | 7 | 112 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
1962 | 33 | Giants | 39 | 38 | 1 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 3.43 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 265.1 | 1,100 | 233 | 101 | 110 | 23 | 92 | 4 | 147 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
1963 | 34 | Giants | 42 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 284.1 | 1,184 | 273 | 111 | 123 | 21 | 76 | 8 | 158 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
1964 | 35 | Giants | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106.1 | 447 | 91 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
1965 | 36 | Giants | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91.0 | 402 | 92 | 40 | 50 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
1965 | 36 | Angels | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 123 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
1966 | 37 | Angels | 50 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108.0 | 447 | 108 | 46 | 51 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
1967 | 38 | Angels | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 196 | 53 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
1967 | 38 | Athletics | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 102 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 388 | 293 | 42 | 137 | 101 | .576 | 3.69 | 76 | 14 | 11 | 2,049.1 | 8,659 | 1,907 | 840 | 952 | 174 | 737 | 59 | 1,182 | 59 | 46 | 21 | 0 |
Jack SanfordJack Sanford Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1956 | 27 | Phillies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
1957 | 28 | Phillies | 33 | 89 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .169 | .169 | .213 |
1958 | 29 | Phillies | 38 | 59 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .169 | .234 | .237 |
1959 | 30 | Giants | 36 | 72 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
1960 | 31 | Giants | 37 | 74 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .228 | .189 |
1961 | 32 | Giants | 39 | 74 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .263 | .365 |
1962 | 33 | Giants | 39 | 98 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .153 | .183 | .184 |
1963 | 34 | Giants | 45 | 94 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .138 | .226 | .181 |
1964 | 35 | Giants | 19 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .212 | .167 |
1965 | 36 | Giants | 23 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .185 | .120 |
1965 | 36 | Angels | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
1966 | 37 | Angels | 50 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .200 | .227 |
1967 | 38 | Angels | 12 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .333 |
1967 | 38 | Athletics | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 393 | 665 | 51 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 0 | 240 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .158 | .212 | .206 |
Jack SanfordJack Sanford Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1956 Phillies | P | 3 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1957 Phillies | P | 33 | 33 | 710 | 47 | 1.4 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.71 |
1958 Phillies | P | 38 | 27 | 559 | 37 | 1.0 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.69 |
1959 Giants | P | 36 | 31 | 667 | 42 | 1.2 | 41 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.66 |
1960 Giants | P | 37 | 34 | 657 | 47 | 1.3 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.89 |
1961 Giants | P | 38 | 33 | 652 | 53 | 1.4 | 50 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.07 |
1962 Giants | P | 39 | 38 | 796 | 77 | 2.0 | 73 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.48 |
1963 Giants | P | 42 | 42 | 853 | 83 | 2.0 | 81 | 16 | 65 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.56 |
1964 Giants | P | 18 | 17 | 319 | 32 | 1.8 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.54 |
1965 Giants | P | 23 | 16 | 273 | 23 | 1.0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.08 |
1965 Angels | P | 9 | 5 | 88 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
1966 Angels | P | 50 | 6 | 324 | 32 | 0.6 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.50 |
1967 Angels | P | 12 | 9 | 145 | 17 | 1.4 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.17 |
1967 Athletics | P | 10 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 388 | 293 | 6,148 | 508 | 1.3 | 487 | 122 | 365 | 21 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.14 | |
12 Years | 388 | 293 | 6,148 | 508 | 1.3 | 487 | 122 | 365 | 21 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.14 |
Jack SanfordJack Sanford Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.46 | 4.15 | 9.00 |
1957 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.8 | 2.00 | 7.15 | 3.57 |
1958 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 29.5 | 1.31 | 5.12 | 3.91 |
1959 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 24.0 | 1.89 | 5.34 | 2.83 |
1960 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 14.8 | 1.26 | 5.14 | 4.07 |
1961 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 24.7 | 3.4 | 12.3 | 1.29 | 4.64 | 3.60 |
1962 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 24.5 | 1.60 | 4.99 | 3.12 |
1963 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 18.8 | 2.08 | 5.00 | 2.41 |
1964 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 1.73 | 5.42 | 3.13 |
1965 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 4.25 | 2.97 |
1965 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.30 | 3.99 | 3.07 |
1966 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 2.25 |
1967 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 3.91 | 1.30 |
1967 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.93 | 5.32 | 5.73 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 221.7 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 1.60 | 5.19 | 3.24 |
Jack SanfordJack Sanford Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1956 Philadelphia Phillies | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1958 Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1963 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 San Francisco Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Los Angeles Angels | 49 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1966 California Angels | 49 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1967 California Angels | 49 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1967 Kansas City Athletics | 33 | " " | - | - |
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