Christopher Dean Saunders
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: July 19, 1970 in Harbor City, California, US
School: Fresno City College (Fresno, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 7th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fresno City College (Fresno, CA).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | NYM | 72 | 295 | 254 | 34 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 50 | .252 | .337 | .335 | .671 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | 123 | 502 | 456 | 45 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 89 | .252 | .311 | .327 | .638 | 149 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 132 | 555 | 499 | 68 | 134 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 96 | .269 | .327 | .387 | .714 | 193 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYM | 138 | 568 | 497 | 67 | 127 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 113 | .256 | .330 | .396 | .727 | 197 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1995 | 24 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 122 | 503 | 441 | 58 | 114 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 98 | .259 | .329 | .385 | .715 | 170 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1995 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 16 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .232 | .338 | .482 | .821 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 141 | 604 | 510 | 82 | 152 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 105 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 88 | .298 | .387 | .463 | .850 | 236 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 1997 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | NYM | 98 | 344 | 284 | 40 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 57 | .278 | .386 | .387 | .773 | 110 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 1997 | 26 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 30 | 129 | 111 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | .324 | .388 | .523 | .910 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 | 26 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 68 | 215 | 173 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | .249 | .385 | .301 | .686 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 27 | Ottawa | IL | AAA | MON | 131 | 536 | 478 | 58 | 131 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 98 | .274 | .343 | .393 | .737 | 188 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 | 28 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 58 | 255 | 216 | 31 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 42 | .315 | .400 | .481 | .881 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2000 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CIN | 87 | 309 | 269 | 36 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 65 | .305 | .383 | .480 | .863 | 129 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 29 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 61 | 233 | 200 | 30 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 53 | .350 | .433 | .570 | 1.003 | 114 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 29 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 26 | 76 | 69 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .174 | .227 | .217 | .444 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | 130 | 562 | 481 | 77 | 138 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 92 | .287 | .377 | .432 | .810 | 208 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 30 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 118 | 517 | 442 | 74 | 130 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 85 | .294 | .383 | .437 | .820 | 193 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 30 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CHW | 12 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .205 | .311 | .385 | .696 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | CHW | 100 | 379 | 352 | 32 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 80 | .222 | .271 | .315 | .586 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 19 | 74 | 67 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .239 | .297 | .269 | .566 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CHW | 81 | 305 | 285 | 23 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 70 | .218 | .264 | .326 | .590 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 17 | 58 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .191 | .345 | .191 | .536 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Seasons | 1227 | 4967 | 4343 | 574 | 1177 | 235 | 20 | 89 | 642 | 38 | 39 | 503 | 885 | .271 | .348 | .396 | .744 | 1719 | 96 | 45 | 16 | 60 | 15 | |||||
| AA (9 seasons) | AA | 698 | 2928 | 2533 | 372 | 729 | 154 | 10 | 64 | 419 | 23 | 26 | 312 | 507 | .288 | .367 | .432 | .799 | 1095 | 57 | 30 | 9 | 44 | 8 | ||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 334 | 1242 | 1100 | 123 | 269 | 56 | 4 | 19 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 239 | .245 | .323 | .355 | .677 | 390 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 72 | 295 | 254 | 34 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 50 | .252 | .337 | .335 | .671 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| A+ (1 season) | A+ | 123 | 502 | 456 | 45 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 89 | .252 | .311 | .327 | .638 | 149 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | ||
| 1 Season | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | NYM | 3B | 72 | 202 | 56 | 130 | 16 | 7 | .921 | 2.58 | ||||||
| 1993 | 22 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | 3B | 123 | 354 | 65 | 259 | 30 | 22 | .915 | 2.63 | ||||||
| 1994 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | ||||||
| 1994 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 3B | 130 | 411 | 70 | 316 | 25 | 34 | .939 | 2.97 | ||||||
| 1995 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYM | 3B | 134 | 323 | 55 | 251 | 17 | 18 | .947 | 2.28 | ||||||
| 1995 | 24 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 3B | 118 | 284 | 47 | 223 | 14 | 17 | .951 | 2.29 | ||||||
| 1995 | 24 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 1B | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 | ||||||
| 1995 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 3B | 16 | 39 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .923 | 2.25 | ||||||
| 1996 | 25 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 3B | 137 | 426 | 74 | 327 | 25 | 25 | .941 | 2.93 | ||||||
| 1996 | 25 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 1B | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.50 | ||||||
| 1997 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | NYM | 1B | 8 | 69 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .986 | 8.50 | ||||||
| 1997 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | NYM | 3B | 62 | 150 | 30 | 113 | 7 | 10 | .953 | 2.31 | ||||||
| 1997 | 26 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 3B | 25 | 69 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 3 | .986 | 2.72 | ||||||
| 1997 | 26 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 1B | 3 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 11.33 | ||||||
| 1997 | 26 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 3B | 37 | 81 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 7 | .926 | 2.03 | ||||||
| 1997 | 26 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 1B | 5 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.80 | ||||||
| 1998 | 27 | Ottawa | IL | AAA | MON | 3B | 83 | 227 | 55 | 162 | 10 | 11 | .956 | 2.61 | ||||||
| 1998 | 27 | Ottawa | IL | AAA | MON | 1B | 41 | 349 | 317 | 28 | 4 | 40 | .989 | 8.41 | ||||||
| 1999 | 28 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 1B | 54 | 543 | 502 | 37 | 4 | 47 | .993 | 9.98 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CIN | 1B | 37 | 370 | 351 | 18 | 1 | 30 | .997 | 9.97 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | CIN | 3B | 16 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.56 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 3B | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.29 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 1B | 33 | 335 | 319 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 1.000 | 10.15 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 3B | 9 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.78 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 2B | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.00 | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 1B | 4 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 8.50 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | 1B | 8 | 65 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .985 | 8.00 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | 3B | 97 | 268 | 59 | 193 | 16 | 18 | .940 | 2.60 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | OF | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | RF | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 30 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 3B | 88 | 237 | 50 | 173 | 14 | 13 | .941 | 2.53 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 1B | 5 | 45 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .978 | 8.80 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CHW | 3B | 9 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 5 | .935 | 3.22 | ||||||
| 2001 | 30 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CHW | 1B | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.67 | ||||||
| 2002 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | CHW | 3B | 30 | 86 | 17 | 66 | 3 | 5 | .965 | 2.77 | ||||||
| 2002 | 31 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 3B | 11 | 33 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .939 | 2.82 | ||||||
| 2002 | 31 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CHW | 3B | 19 | 53 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 2.74 | ||||||
| 2002 | 31 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CHW | 1B | 37 | 320 | 298 | 18 | 4 | 31 | .988 | 8.54 | ||||||
| 2003 | 32 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 3B | 12 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 2.17 | ||||||
| 2003 | 32 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 1B | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.33 | ||||||
| 2003 | 32 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 Seasons | 1093 | 4275 | 2130 | 1978 | 167 | 322 | .961 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3B (11 seasons) | 3B | 896 | 2501 | 491 | 1858 | 152 | 151 | .939 | 2.62 | |||||||||||
| 1B (9 seasons) | 1B | 191 | 1759 | 1629 | 115 | 15 | 169 | .991 | 9.13 | |||||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2B (1 season) | 2B | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||||||||||
| OF (1 season) | OF | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | |||||||||||
| RF (1 season) | RF | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| SS (1 season) | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21 | Pittsfield Mets | New York-Pennsylvania League | A- | NYM | |||
| 1993 | 22 | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | A+ | NYM | |||
| 1994 | 23 | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1995 | 24 | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1995 | 24 | Norfolk Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1996 | 25 | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1997 | 26 | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1997 | 26 | Norfolk Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1998 | 27 | Ottawa Lynx | International League | AAA | MON | |||
| 1999 | 28 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | AA | CIN | |||
| 2000 | 29 | Louisville RiverBats | International League | AAA | CIN | |||
| 2000 | 29 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | AA | CIN | |||
| 2001 | 30 | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | AA | CHW | |||
| 2001 | 30 | Charlotte Knights | International League | AAA | CHW | |||
| 2002 | 31 | Charlotte Knights | International League | AAA | CHW | |||
| 2002 | 31 | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | AA | CHW | |||
| 2003 | 32 | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | AA | CHW |
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