Jack Sanford
1956–1967 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Kansas City Athletics, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
393G
.158AVG
.212OBP
.206SLG
More career statistics
105H
3HR
37RBI
0SB
137–101W–L
2,049.1IP
1,182K
3.69ERA
293GS
11SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 758 | 760 |
| Batting · Walks | 45 | 46 |
| Pitching · p er | 840 | 841 |
| Pitching · p w | 737 | 736 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393 | 758 | 665 | 51 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 45 | 240 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 137 | .158 | .212 | .206 | .418 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,049.3 | 388 | 293 | 76 | 137 | 101 | 11 | 1,907 | 952 | 840 | 174 | 737 | 1,182 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 1.290 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1957-08-17 to 1957-08-30
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Two Balks | 1963-04-18 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1957-05-24 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1959-08-13 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 193 | 366 | 53 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 105 | .170 | .230 | .212 |
| Away | 200 | 394 | 52 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 135 | .147 | .170 | .201 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 106 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 34 | .169 | .236 | .247 |
| May | 74 | 156 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 49 | .154 | .192 | .182 |
| June | 74 | 123 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 42 | .155 | .154 | .264 |
| July | 68 | 114 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 38 | .149 | .175 | .178 |
| August | 74 | 146 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 43 | .213 | .267 | .246 |
| September | 62 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33 | .103 | .161 | .124 |
| October | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 48 | 111 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | .188 | .225 | .188 |
| chicago-cubs | 45 | 98 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 35 | .161 | .204 | .264 |
| milwaukee-braves | 39 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 | .169 | .185 | .217 |
| cincinnati-reds | 38 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22 | .136 | .192 | .153 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 37 | 86 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 28 | .183 | .256 | .225 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 37 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 27 | .171 | .225 | .257 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 25 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .159 | .184 | .182 |
| houston-astros | 15 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .139 | .179 | .194 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 13 | 6 |
| 1957 | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 89 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .169 | 236 | 188 |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 59 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .169 | 186 | 106 |
| 1959 |  San Francisco Giants | 36 | 72 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .111 | 222 | 132 |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 74 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .176 | 219 | 125 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 6 | – | .216 | 217 | 112 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 98 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .153 | 265 | 147 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 45 | 94 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .138 | 284 | 158 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 19 | 30 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .133 | 106 | 64 |
| 1965 | California Angels, San Francisco Giants | 32 | 32 | 4 | – | – | – | .125 | 120 | 56 |
| 1966 |  California Angels | 50 | 22 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .136 | 108 | 54 |
| 1967 | California Angels, Kansas City Athletics | 22 | 18 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 70 | 34 |