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Kirk Saarloos
Kirk Craig Saarloos
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 23, 1979 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Valley Christian (Cerritos, CA)
School: California State University, Fullerton
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 2002
Final Game: September 20, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2002 23 HOU NL 6 7 .462 6.01 17 17 0 1 1 0 85.1 100 59 57 12 27 5 54 6 0 1 372 72 1.488 10.5 1.3 2.8 5.7 2.00
2003 24 HOU NL 2 1 .667 4.93 36 4 11 0 0 0 49.1 55 31 27 4 17 3 43 3 0 0 218 89 1.459 10.0 0.7 3.1 7.8 2.53
2004 25 OAK AL 2 1 .667 4.44 6 5 1 0 0 0 24.1 27 13 12 4 12 0 10 2 0 0 112 102 1.603 10.0 1.5 4.4 3.7 0.83
2005 26 OAK AL 10 9 .526 4.17 29 27 0 2 1 0 159.2 170 75 74 11 54 8 53 11 0 1 682 105 1.403 9.6 0.6 3.0 3.0 0.98
2006 27 OAK AL 7 7 .500 4.75 35 16 7 0 0 2 121.1 149 70 64 19 53 3 52 3 0 3 548 93 1.665 11.1 1.4 3.9 3.9 0.98
2007 28 CIN NL 1 5 .167 7.17 34 3 7 0 0 0 42.2 54 36 34 8 19 1 27 3 0 1 201 64 1.711 11.4 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.42
2008 29 OAK AL 1 0 1.000 5.47 8 1 1 0 0 0 26.1 37 17 16 2 4 1 12 0 0 0 118 76 1.557 12.6 0.7 1.4 4.1 3.00
7 Seasons 29 30 .492 5.02 165 73 27 3 2 2 509.0 592 301 284 60 186 21 251 28 0 6 2251 87 1.528 10.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.35
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .492 5.02 47 21 8 1 1 1 145 169 86 81 17 53 6 72 8 0 2 643 87 1.528 10.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.35
OAK (4 yrs) 20 17 .541 4.50 78 49 9 2 1 2 331.2 383 175 166 36 123 12 127 16 0 4 1460 97 1.526 10.4 1.0 3.3 3.4 1.03
HOU (2 yrs) 8 8 .500 5.61 53 21 11 1 1 0 134.2 155 90 84 16 44 8 97 9 0 1 590 77 1.478 10.4 1.1 2.9 6.5 2.20
CIN (1 yr) 1 5 .167 7.17 34 3 7 0 0 0 42.2 54 36 34 8 19 1 27 3 0 1 201 64 1.711 11.4 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.42
AL (4 yrs) 20 17 .541 4.50 78 49 9 2 1 2 331.2 383 175 166 36 123 12 127 16 0 4 1460 97 1.526 10.4 1.0 3.3 3.4 1.03
NL (3 yrs) 9 13 .409 5.99 87 24 18 1 1 0 177.1 209 126 118 24 63 9 124 12 0 2 791 74 1.534 10.6 1.2 3.2 6.3 1.97

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2002 23 HOU NL 16 35 30 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .067 .067 .100 .167 -58 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
2003 24 HOU NL 31 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -52 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
2005 26 OAK AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 28 CIN NL 34 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 48 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 83 51 41 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 .073 .095 .122 .217 -45 5 0 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 100 80 2 6 4 0 0 10 0 0 2 23 .073 .095 .122 .217 -45 10 0 0 18 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 47 44 35 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .057 .083 .086 .169 -56 3 0 0 8 0 0
OAK (4 yrs) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 34 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 48 2 0 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 81 50 40 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 .075 .098 .125 .223 -43 5 0 0 9 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 HOU NL 23 P 17 17 85.1 23 8 14 1 3 .957 2.32 1.29 .965 1.82 0.48
2003 HOU NL 24 P 36 4 49.1 10 2 6 2 1 .800 1.46 0.22 .960 1.84 0.48
2004 OAK AL 25 P 6 5 24.1 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 4.07 1.83 .945 1.66 0.45
2005 OAK AL 26 P 29 27 159.2 57 22 33 2 2 .965 3.10 1.90 .953 1.69 0.46
2006 OAK AL 27 P 35 16 121.1 36 9 27 0 1 1.000 2.67 1.03 .956 1.56 0.41
2007 CIN NL 28 P 34 3 42.2 14 2 11 1 1 .929 2.74 0.38 .964 1.69 0.40
2008 OAK AL 29 P 8 1 26.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.71 0.63 .940 1.61 0.42
7 Seasons P 165 73 509.0 156 46 104 6 9 .962 2.65 0.91 .956 1.69 0.44
7 Seasons TOT 165 73 509.0 156 46 104 6 9 .962 2.65 0.91 .917 1.69 0.44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Complete Games s c a p y
2005 AL--2--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
2002 NL--1--10th
2005 AL--1--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2005 AL--11--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1673), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2001.

April 17, 2004: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Chad Harville.

January 23, 2007: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named to the Cincinnati Reds for David Shafer (minors) and a player to be named.

October 9, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 9, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2006Oakland Athletics$354,000
2007Cincinnati Reds$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,554,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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