Anibal Sanchez
2006–2022 · P

Anibal Sanchez

6' 0", 207 lbs·Lived to 42·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2022 · 14,037 pitches · 90.3 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.57
Best ERA · 2013
14
Most W · 2013
202
Most K · 2013
1.083
Best WHIP · 2018
Career Arc · OPS
11 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006FLO183502.114.22930
2007FLO61100.091.32242
2008FLO101700.000.0567
2009FLO162300.000.11515
2010FLO335901.102.26036
2011FLO325703.123.30342
2012MIA313000.100.29641
2013DET29400.000.20028
2014DET22501.200.60086
2015DET25400.000.0000
2016DET35600.000.0000
2017DET28200.000.0000
2018ATL254100.024.07210
2019WSH305201.115.23130
2020WSH11000
2022WSH14000
Career36534608.084

Career · Pitching

16 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2006FLO18114.31032.83160721.190
2007FLO630.0214.8093142.067
2008FLO1051.7255.5778501.568
2009FLO1686.0483.87111711.512
2010FLO32195.013123.551151571.344
2011FLO32196.3893.671072021.278
2012MIA31195.79133.861041671.267
2013DET29182.01482.571502021.154
2014DET22126.0853.431091021.095
2015DET25157.010104.99791381.280
2016DET35153.37135.87711351.461
2017DET28105.3376.41681041.595
2018ATL25136.7762.831461351.083
2019WSH30166.01183.851171341.271
2020WSH1153.0456.6267431.660
2022WSH1469.3464.2893481.269
Career3642017.61161191774
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 13,971 pitches · 2015–2022
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFFSFCSISLCUCH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball30.7% · 91.0 mph
FS · Split-Finger17.8% · 84.2 mph
FC · Cutter15.4% · 88.5 mph
SI · Sinker12.9% · 91.0 mph
SL · Slider9.7% · 85.4 mph
CU · Curveball8.2% · 77.5 mph
CH · Changeup5.3% · 74.8 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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