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A.J. Sager

Anthony Joseph Sager

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: March 3, 1965 in Columbus, OH
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 1994
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Padres/Rockies 1994-1998

Final Game: September 26, 1998
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:34AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1994 29 SDP NL 1 4 .200 5.98 22 3 4 0 0 0 46.2 62 34 31 4 16 5 26 2 0 0 217 70 1.671 12.0 0.8 3.1 5.0 1.63
1995 30 COL NL 0 0 7.36 10 0 2 0 0 0 14.2 19 16 12 1 7 1 10 0 0 0 70 75 1.773 11.7 0.6 4.3 6.1 1.43
1996 31 DET AL 4 5 .444 5.01 22 9 1 0 0 0 79.0 91 46 44 10 29 2 52 2 0 1 347 102 1.519 10.4 1.1 3.3 5.9 1.79
1997 32 DET AL 3 4 .429 4.18 38 1 8 0 0 3 84.0 81 43 39 10 24 6 53 1 0 0 350 110 1.250 8.7 1.1 2.6 5.7 2.21
1998 33 DET AL 4 2 .667 6.52 31 3 7 0 0 2 59.1 79 47 43 7 23 4 23 1 0 4 274 72 1.719 12.0 1.1 3.5 3.5 1.00
5 Seasons 12 15 .444 5.36 123 16 22 0 0 5 283.2 332 186 169 32 99 18 164 6 0 5 1258 88 1.519 10.5 1.0 3.1 5.2 1.66
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .444 5.36 60 8 11 0 0 2 139 162 91 83 16 48 9 80 3 0 2 615 88 1.519 10.5 1.0 3.1 5.2 1.66
DET (3 yrs) 11 11 .500 5.10 91 13 16 0 0 5 222.1 251 136 126 27 76 12 128 4 0 5 971 94 1.471 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.2 1.68
COL (1 yr) 0 0 7.36 10 0 2 0 0 0 14.2 19 16 12 1 7 1 10 0 0 0 70 75 1.773 11.7 0.6 4.3 6.1 1.43
SDP (1 yr) 1 4 .200 5.98 22 3 4 0 0 0 46.2 62 34 31 4 16 5 26 2 0 0 217 70 1.671 12.0 0.8 3.1 5.0 1.63
AL (3 yrs) AL 11 11 .500 5.10 91 13 16 0 0 5 222.1 251 136 126 27 76 12 128 4 0 5 971 94 1.471 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.2 1.68
NL (2 yrs) NL 1 4 .200 6.31 32 3 6 0 0 0 61.1 81 50 43 5 23 6 36 2 0 0 287 71 1.696 11.9 0.7 3.4 5.3 1.57

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1994 29 SDP NL 46.2 3 34 34 -5 .7 0 -0.3 $109,000
1995 30 COL NL 14.2 0 16 12 0 .4 -4 -0.4 $109,000
1996 31 DET AL 79.0 9 46 63 -4 1.0 17 1.4 $160,000
1997 32 DET AL 84.0 1 43 60 -4 1.1 17 1.0 $200,000
1998 33 DET AL 59.1 3 47 39 3 .7 -8 -0.9 $287,500
5 Seasons 283.2 16 186 208 -10 .9 22 0.8 $865,500
DET (3 yrs) 222.1 13 136 162 -5 1.0 26 1.5 $647,500
COL (1 yr) 14.2 0 16 12 0 .4 -4 -0.4 $109,000
SDP (1 yr) 46.2 3 34 34 -5 .7 0 -0.3 $109,000

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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
1994 29 SDP NL 22 11 10 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .300 .400 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1995 30 COL NL 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 31 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 32 DET AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 33 DET AL 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 123 15 14 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .214 .286 -30 3 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 20 18 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 .071 .071 .214 .286 -30 4 0 0 1 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 91 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 22 11 10 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .300 .400 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 91 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 32 14 13 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .231 .308 -25 3 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1994 29 SDP NL 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $109,000 1
1995 30 COL NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $109,000 1
1998 33 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $287,500 1
3 Seasons 15 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $505,500
COL (1 yr) 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $109,000
SDP (1 yr) 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $109,000
DET (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $287,500

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1994 SDP NL 29 P 22 3 0 46.2 21 6 15 0 1 1.000 4.05 0.95 .958 1.87 1.85 5 2 29% 1
1995 COL NL 30 P 10 0 0 14.2 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 3.68 0.60 .957 1.84 1.83 3 1 25% 0
1996 DET AL 31 P 22 9 0 79.0 15 5 9 1 1 .933 1.59 0.64 .960 1.77 1.76 3 5 63% 0
1997 DET AL 32 P 38 1 0 84.0 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 1.71 0.42 .955 1.71 1.69 4 2 33% 1
1998 DET AL 33 P 31 3 0 59.1 16 2 14 0 2 1.000 2.43 0.52 .958 1.77 1.76 11 3 21% 0
5 Seasons P 123 16 0 283.2 74 17 56 1 5 .986 2.32 0.59 .958 1.77 1.76 26 13 33% 2
5 Seasons TOT 123 16 0 283.2 74 17 56 1 5 .986 2.32 0.59 .958 1.77 1.76 26 13 33% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1994 NL  4.05 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1997 AL  1.000 (1st)

                           

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

  • June 1, 1988: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
  • October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 7, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
  • October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
  • October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199429San Diego Padres$109,0004/5/94 USA Today
199530Colorado Rockies$109,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199631Detroit Tigers$160,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199732Detroit Tigers$200,0001997 AP survey
199833Detroit Tigers$287,5004/3/98 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$865,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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