table sort columns numerically

I would like to be able to sort table columns numerically. Right now it sorts based on 1 11 111 2, but I want 1 2 11 111. I do not believe there is a feature in Splunk right not to handle this, and am considering writing my own.

I've tried transposing, sorting, and transposing back, but it appears transpose is not a true linear algebraic transpose.

Any other thoughts before I write my own command | sortcols type=numeric or something like that?

Thanks,