Anibal Sanchez
mlbSP·Washington Nationals·#19
6'0" · 207 lbs · Born February 27, 1984 — Maracay, Aragua
Career
College
None
Draft
Undrafted
Active
2006–2020
Florida Marlins2006-2011
Detroit Tigers2013-2017
Miami Marlins2012
Atlanta Braves2018
Washington Nationals2019-2020
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FLA | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 3.6 | 2.83 | 1.19 | 114.1 | 72 | 46 | 1.6 | 90 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | FLA | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.3 | 4.80 | 2.07 | 30.0 | 14 | 19 | 0.7 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | FLA | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .286 | -0.3 | 5.57 | 1.57 | 51.2 | 50 | 27 | 1.9 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | FLA | 16 | 16 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1.6 | 3.87 | 1.51 | 86.0 | 71 | 46 | 1.5 | 84 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | FLA | 32 | 32 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 2.9 | 3.55 | 1.34 | 195.0 | 157 | 70 | 2.2 | 192 | 89 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | FLA | 32 | 32 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.5 | 3.67 | 1.28 | 196.1 | 202 | 64 | 3.2 | 187 | 85 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | MIA | 19 | 19 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1.4 | 3.94 | 1.26 | 121.0 | 110 | 33 | 3.3 | 119 | 59 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DET | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1.2 | 3.74 | 1.29 | 74.2 | 57 | 15 | 3.8 | 81 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | 31 | 31 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2.6 | 3.86 | 1.27 | 195.2 | 167 | 48 | 3.5 | 200 | 95 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | DET | 29 | 29 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 6.3 | 2.57 | 1.15 | 182.0 | 202 | 54 | 3.7 | 156 | 56 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | DET | 22 | 21 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.4 | 3.43 | 1.10 | 126.0 | 102 | 30 | 3.4 | 108 | 55 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0.1 | 4.99 | 1.28 | 157.0 | 138 | 49 | 2.8 | 152 | 89 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | DET | 35 | 26 | 7 | 13 | .350 | -1.1 | 5.87 | 1.46 | 153.1 | 135 | 53 | 2.5 | 171 | 108 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | 28 | 17 | 3 | 7 | .300 | -0.8 | 6.41 | 1.59 | 105.1 | 104 | 29 | 3.6 | 139 | 81 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ATL | 25 | 24 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.0 | 2.83 | 1.08 | 136.2 | 135 | 42 | 3.2 | 106 | 48 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | WSH | 30 | 30 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.7 | 3.85 | 1.27 | 166.0 | 134 | 58 | 2.3 | 153 | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | WSH | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0.2 | 6.62 | 1.66 | 53.0 | 43 | 18 | 2.4 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | WSH | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0.8 | 4.28 | 1.27 | 69.1 | 48 | 33 | 1.5 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 364 | 341 | 116 | 119 | .494 | -- | 4.06 | 1.31 | 2017.2 | 1774 | 686 | 2.6 | 1960 | 987 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.
Career Milestones
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2006)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2011)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2013)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2013)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2018)
Tags
Played for Atlanta BravesPlayed for Detroit TigersPlayed for Florida MarlinsPlayed for Miami MarlinsPlayed for Washington NationalsUndraftedPlayed 10+ SeasonsPlayed 15+ SeasonsInternational PlayerSub-3.00 ERA Season200+ Strikeouts Season100+ Career Wins1,500+ Career Strikeouts
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