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Ken
Sanders		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 8, 1941 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1972   
All-Star Selections 1968    1970   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1965 23 MIN AL   6 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1966 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8
1967 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 8
1968 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 8
1969 27 MIN AL $ 1,015,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 7 8 8
1970 28 MIN AL $ 1,015,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 8
1971 29 MIN AL $ 4,664,286 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 8 8 8
1972 30 MIN AL $ 4,660,000 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 8
1973 31 MIN AL $ 4,660,000 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 8
1974 32 MIN AL $ 4,660,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 6 7 8 8
1975 33 MIN AL $ 650,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1976 34 MIN AL $ 650,000 6 3 4 4 5 6 5 6 7 6
1977 35 BSN NL $ 500,000 5 3 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,664,286 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 22 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 23 MIN AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 27 MIN AL $ 1,015,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 28 MIN AL $ 1,015,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1971 29 MIN AL $ 4,664,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1972 30 MIN AL $ 4,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1973 31 MIN AL $ 4,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1974 32 MIN AL $ 4,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1975 33 MIN AL $ 650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1976 34 MIN AL $ 650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1977 35 BSN NL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,664,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1964 22 MIN AL 0 1 .000 21 0 0 0 2 21.7 30 14 0 10 17 5.82 .337 .410 .427 .837 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 21 0 0 0 13 26.3 16 2 1 5 19 0.68 .170 .212 .223 .436  
1965 23 AAA   3 2 .600 53 0 0 0 7 53.7 54 18 5 19 49 3.02 .263 .326 .376 .702  
1966 24 MIN AL 4 4 .500 42 0 0 0 4 50.3 49 18 7 20 19 3.22 .257 .330 .403 .733 4.4
1967 25 MIN AL 4 6 .400 59 0 0 0 12 67.3 69 31 1 35 50 4.14 .271 .356 .384 .740 5.6
1968 26 MIN AL 10 8 .556 78 0 0 0 14 84.7 80 38 5 36 55 4.04 .252 .334 .379 .713 8.6
1969 27 MIN AL 10 14 .417 37 19 1 0 3 156.0 148 74 10 71 109 4.27 .246 .326 .360 .687 8.0
1970 28 MIN AL 16 5 .762 28 28 2 2 0 194.7 167 60 11 66 142 2.77 .232 .298 .330 .628 20.2
1971 29 MIN AL 11 17 .393 34 34 2 0 0 236.3 239 112 20 101 109 4.27 .264 .339 .392 .730 11.4
1972 30 MIN AL 13 10 .565 34 34 4 1 0 237.7 218 79 10 94 112 2.99 .244 .319 .341 .660 24.1
1973 31 MIN AL 7 20 .259 36 36 2 0 0 239.3 235 124 27 109 146 4.66 .257 .336 .402 .738 12.3
1974 32 MIN AL 7 19 .269 34 34 0 0 0 221.7 243 113 18 107 113 4.59 .278 .358 .395 .753 11.4
1975 33 MIN AL 8 18 .308 34 34 3 1 0 226.0 241 126 15 97 95 5.02 .274 .345 .382 .727 8.8
1976 34 MIN AL 6 9 .400 22 22 1 0 0 137.7 169 89 15 60 51 5.82 .309 .378 .461 .839 2.0
1977 35 AA   10 12 .455 29 29 4 1 0 202.0 196 68 5 69 138 3.03 .251 .312 .327 .639  
12 Years Sim 96 131 .423 459 241 15 4 35 1873.3 1888 878 139 806 1018 4.22 .263 .338 .382 .720 116.8
2 Years AAA 5 3 .625 74 0 0 0 20 80.0 70 20 6 24 68 2.25 .234 .291 .328 .619  
1 Years AA 10 12 .455 29 29 4 1 0 202.0 196 68 5 69 138 3.03 .251 .312 .327 .639  
3 Years Minors 15 15 .500 103 29 4 1 20 282.0 266 88 11 93 206 2.81 .247 .306 .327 .633  
Season Average 8 10 .444 38 20 1 0 2 156.1 157 73 11 67 84 4.22 .263 .338 .382 .720  
Career Highs 16 20 .762 78 36 4 2 14 239.3 243 126 27 109 146 5.82 .337 .410 .461 .839  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   827 392 61 299 535   .245 .306 .355 .661
vs LH   1061 486 78 507 483   .279 .364 .406 .770
Home 51 64 .443 236 124 4 0 11 945.6 960 449 62 436 535 4.27 .264 .343 .379 .722
Away 45 67 .402 223 117 11 4 24 927.6 928 429 77 370 483 4.16 .261 .331 .385 .716
Mar/Apr 19 19 .500 70 36 1 1 5 286.6 274 120 21 115 137 3.77 .249 .320 .351 .671
May 19 19 .500 66 36 4 1 7 282.3 274 121 15 112 161 3.86 .256 .327 .358 .685
June 11 30 .268 82 43 1 0 7 330.3 351 172 30 138 186 4.69 .275 .346 .410 .756
July 8 23 .258 81 41 3 0 8 321.6 331 156 20 131 156 4.37 .269 .339 .387 .726
August 18 18 .500 77 43 1 0 3 328.3 337 159 31 144 201 4.36 .265 .340 .405 .745
Sep/Oct 21 22 .488 83 42 5 2 5 324.0 321 150 22 166 177 4.17 .260 .347 .374 .721
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1964 22 MIN AL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 24 MIN AL 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1967 25 MIN AL 59 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1968 26 MIN AL 78 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 200 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8  
Career Highs 78 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
vs LH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 78 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Away 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
RISP   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
June 39 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 22 MIN AL P 21 0 21.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.91    
1966 24 MIN AL P 42 0 50.3 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.97    
1967 25 MIN AL P 59 0 67.3 4 14 0 1 1.000 2.41    
1968 26 MIN AL P 78 0 84.7 4 19 0 2 1.000 2.45    
1969 27 MIN AL P 37 19 156.0 15 14 0 1 1.000 1.67    
1970 28 MIN AL P 28 28 194.7 13 26 0 3 1.000 1.80    
1971 29 MIN AL P 34 34 236.3 14 33 1 6 .979 1.79    
1972 30 MIN AL P 34 34 237.7 20 48 2 4 .971 2.58    
1973 31 MIN AL P 36 36 239.3 17 36 0 3 1.000 1.99    
1974 32 MIN AL P 34 34 221.7 12 28 2 3 .952 1.62    
1975 33 MIN AL P 34 34 226.0 14 47 1 1 .984 2.43    
1976 34 MIN AL P 22 22 137.7 12 16 0 1 1.000 1.83    
Career Totals   459 241 1873.3 129 295 6 25 .986 2.04    
Career Highs   78 36 239.3 20 48 2 6 1.000 2.91    
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
1970 28 MIN AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 6 3 0 4 1 4.77 .261 .370 .348 .718
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 6 3 0 4 1 4.77 .261 .370 .348 .718
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1970-6-2.77
1972-2-2.99
 Losses
1971-6-17
1973-3-20
1974-1-19
1975-2-18
 Winning Pct
1970-5-.762
 Saves
1967-7-12
1968-5-14
 Games Pitched
1968-3-78
 Games Started
1971-6-34
1972-10-34
1973-2-36
1974-6-34
1975-6-34
Shutouts
1970-9-2
1972-10-1
1975-7-1
 Hits Allowed
1971-8-239
 Walks Allowed
1973-9-109
1974-6-107
 OSLG
1972-7-.341
 OOPS
1972-10-.660
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Paul Derringer (948)
  2. Tex Carleton (941)
  3. Don Kaiser (933)
  4. John Montefusco (930)
  5. Al Milnar (928)
  6. Lynn McGlothen (926)
  7. Moe Drabowsky (926)
  8. Bob Feller (925)
  9. Dizzy Trout (924)
  10. Phil Niekro (923)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1964
Earned first career win on 4/4/1966
Traded from Minnesota to Montreal on 2/1/1968 (Going to MIN: P Eli Grba. Going to MON: P Ken Sanders, LF Chuck Hinton)
Traded from Montreal to Minnesota on 3/3/1968 (Going to MIN: P Ken Sanders. Going to MON: P Eli Grba)
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,664,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1971: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $4,660,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1972
10/22/1974: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $650,000 per year, for 2 years
Pitched NO-HITTER against New York (N) on 4/25/1975, striking out 2
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/16/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
3/3/1977: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
Injured on 7/4/1977 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
 
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