Joe Saunders
Joseph Francis Saunders
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, VA
High School: West Springfield (Springfield, VA)
School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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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
2005 LAA AL 24 P 2 2 9.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.64 0.45
2006 LAA AL 25 P 13 13 70.2 11 1 10 0 3 1.000 1.40 0.85 .955 1.57 0.41
2007 LAA AL 26 P 18 18 107.1 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.43 0.94 .953 1.60 0.42
2008 LAA AL 27 P 31 31 198.0 41 8 33 0 3 1.000 1.86 1.32 .949 1.60 0.42 AS
2009 LAA AL 28 P 31 31 186.0 32 7 24 1 3 .969 1.50 1.00 .953 1.53 0.40
5 Seasons P 95 95 571.1 101 19 81 1 9 .990 1.58 1.05 .951 1.57 0.41
5 Seasons TOT 95 95 571.1 101 19 81 1 9 .990 1.58 1.05 .942 1.57 0.41

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2005 LAA AL 24 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 LAA AL 25 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 LAA AL 26 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 LAA AL 27 31 2 2 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 LAA AL 28 31 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 95 33 2 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
2005 LAA AL 24 42 81% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 LAA AL 25 309 74% 34% 11 91% 0 1 1 0 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 100%
2007 LAA AL 26 485 79% 35% 13 92% 0 3 0 3 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 LAA AL 27 832 80% 36% 36 86% 2 8 1 6 33 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 3 100%
2009 LAA AL 28 836 80% 35% 25 92% 0 7 2 2 24 15 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 5 80%
5 Seasons 2504 79% 35% 85 89% 2 19 4 11 81 52 10 1 0 0 1 0 9 7 9 0 9 89%
MLB Averages 74% 31% 87% 81%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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