Ben Sanders Stats

Ben Sanders was born on Thursday, February 16, 1865, in Catharpin, Virginia. Sanders was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 6, 1888, 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 Ben Sanders baseball stats page.

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Ben Sanders
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Alexander Bennett Sanders
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   02-16-1865
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Catharpin, Virginia
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-29-1930
Place of Death Data Died In:   Memphis, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Sudley Methodist Church Cemetery, Catharpin, Virginia
College:   Roanoke College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   06-06-1888 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-14-1892
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ben Sanders

Ben Sanders Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1888 Phillies 31 29 2 19 10 .655 1.90 28 8 0 275.1 1,089 240 58 100 3 33 - 121 14 3 1 -
1889 Phillies 44 39 4 19 18 .514 3.55 34 1 1 349.2 1,539 406 138 217 9 96 - 123 8 4 0 -
1890 Quakers 43 40 3 19 18 .514 3.76 37 2 1 346.2 1,504 412 145 237 13 69 - 107 8 10 0 -
1891 Athletics 19 18 - 11 5 .688 3.79 15 0 0 145.0 0 157 61 - 3 37 - 40 - - - -
1892 Colonels 31 31 0 12 19 .387 3.22 30 3 0 268.1 0 281 96 150 6 62 - 77 5 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 168 157 9 80 70 .533 3.24 144 14 2 1,385.0 4,132 1,496 498 704 34 297 - 468 35 17 1 -
Ben Sanders

Ben Sanders Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1888 Phillies 57 236 26 58 11 2 1 0 25 8 - 12 - - 2 - .246 .276 .322
1889 Phillies 44 169 21 47 8 2 0 0 21 6 - 11 - - 1 - .278 .307 .349
1890 Quakers 52 189 31 59 6 6 0 0 30 10 - 10 - - 0 - .312 .347 .407
1891 Athletics 40 156 24 39 6 4 1 0 19 7 - 12 - - 2 - .250 .291 .359
1892 Colonels 54 198 30 54 12 2 3 0 18 16 - 17 - - 1 - .273 .330 .399
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 247 948 132 257 43 16 5 0 113 47 - 62 - - 6 - .271 .310 .366
Ben Sanders

Ben Sanders Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1888 Phillies 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1888 Phillies OF 25 - - 45 1.8 43 38 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1888 Phillies P 31 29 826 98 3.2 91 17 74 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.97 -
1889 Phillies OF 3 - - 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1889 Phillies P 44 39 1,049 91 2.1 80 22 58 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .879 2.06 -
1890 Quakers OF 10 - - 17 1.7 15 13 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .882 0.00 -
1890 Quakers P 43 40 1,040 119 2.8 110 17 93 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .924 2.86 -
1891 Athletics OF 22 - - 31 1.4 26 26 0 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .839 0.00 -
1891 Athletics P 19 18 435 40 2.1 37 6 31 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .925 2.30 -
1892 Colonels 1B 15 - - 159 10.6 153 147 6 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1892 Colonels P 31 31 805 71 2.3 66 12 54 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .930 2.21 -
1892 Colonels RF 9 - - 15 1.7 14 13 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 168 157 4,155 419 2.5 384 74 310 35 11 n/a n/a n/a .916 2.50 --
OF Totals 60 0 0 95 1.6 86 79 7 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 --
1B Totals 15 0 0 159 10.6 153 147 6 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
RF Totals 9 0 0 15 1.7 14 13 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
5 Years 253 157 4,155 689 2.7 637 313 324 52 16 n/a n/a n/a .925 4.14 --
Ben Sanders

Ben Sanders Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1888 Phillies 13 - - - - n/a 236.0 19.7 9.4 3.67 3.96 1.08
1889 Phillies 4 - - - - n/a 0.0 15.4 8.0 1.28 3.17 2.47
1890 Quakers 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 18.9 6.3 1.55 2.78 1.79
1891 Athletics 2 - - - - n/a 156.0 13.0 8.2 1.08 2.48 2.30
1892 Colonels 6 - - - - n/a 66.0 11.6 11.0 1.24 2.58 2.08
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 27 - - - - n/a 189.6 15.3 8.4 1.58 3.04 1.93
Ben Sanders

Ben Sanders Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1888 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Philadelphia Quakers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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