Kirk Saarloos

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 23, 1979 in Long Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA).

High School: Valley Christian HS (Cerritos, CA)

School: California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: June 18, 2002 (Age 23-026d, 18,095th in major league history)
vs. MIL 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 20, 2008 (Age 29-120d)
vs. SEA 3.1 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Kirk Craig Saarloos

Pronunciation: \sar-LOHS\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

5.02

165

509.0

251

WHIP

1.528

Summary of 60 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 19 go ahead

3 Tms
OAK	36
HOU	16
CIN	8

Platoon
vs RHB	34
vs LHB	26

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	25

Outs
1	25
0	24
2	11

21 Opps
TEX	10
CHC	5
SEA	5
MIL	4
TOR	4
CHW	4
NYY	3
DET	3
PHI	3
MIN	2
STL	2
LAA	2
KCR	2
NYM	2
ATL	2
HOU	2
ARI	1
CIN	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
FLA	1

52 Batters
Mark Teixeira	3
Andruw Jones	2
Vladimir Guerrero	2
Justin Morneau	2
Jim Thome	2
Troy Glaus	2
Alfonso Soriano	2
Magglio Ordóñez	1
Vernon Wells	1
Miguel Olivo	1
Adrián Beltré	1
Raúl Ibañez	1
Brandon Inge	1
Mark Grudzielanek	1
Jimmy Rollins	1
Moisés Alou	1
Rickie Weeks	1
Tyler Houston	1
Jason Giambi	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Paul Konerko	1
Hideki Matsui	1
Bill Mueller	1
Lance Berkman	1
Kevin Thompson	1
Pat Burrell	1
Jason Botts	1
Bryan LaHair	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	1
Orlando Hudson	1
Hunter Pence	1
Rod Barajas	1
Mo Vaughn	1
Reggie Sanders	1
Craig Monroe	1
Mark Bellhorn	1
Fred McGriff	1
Albert Pujols	1
Jermaine Dye	1
José López	1
Jason Bay	1
Tino Martinez	1
Frank Catalanotto	1
Vance Wilson	1
Tony Graffanino	1
Juan Castro	1
Corey Patterson	1
Mark DeRosa	1
John Buck	1
Joe Crede	1
Gregg Zaun	1
Prince Fielder	1

17 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	16
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	7
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1

Where Hit
7	23
9	19
8	8
78	7
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	15
2	13
1	10
4	8
6	5
7+	5
5	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	10
3·HR gms	2
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
12-	8
1--	8
-2-	3
1-3	2
-23	1

93 Runs
RISP	14
0 on	38
1 on	11
2 on	11
Any on	22

Inning
1	8
2	5
3	7
4	15
5	8
6	7
7	5
8	4
9	1

1-3	20
4-6	30
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	4
+1	6
Tied	14
-1	7
-2	6
-3	4
-4..	11

Ahead	18
Tied	14
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	10
1-1	8
3-2	7
0-1	7
1-2	6
1-0	6
2-2	4
2-0	4
0-2	3
2-1	3
3-1	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	15
3B	9
DH	8
2B	6
CF	5
C	5
LF	5
RF	4
SS	3

OrderPos
4th	13
5th	12
3rd	11
8th	6
7th	4
1st	4
6th	4
9th	3
2nd	3

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2002-06-18	Tyler Houston	MIL		HOU	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	2	5	13%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2002-06-29	Frank Catalanotto	TEX		HOU	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	1--	5,(2-2) BFBFX	2	1	3	12%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Young Scores
3	3	3	2	2002-06-29	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		HOU	ahead 4-0	b 3	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	5	DH	4%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	2002-07-30	Mo Vaughn	NYM		HOU	behind 0-4	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	7%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
5	5	5	2	2002-07-30	Vance Wilson	NYM		HOU	behind 1-16	b 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	3	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2002-08-10	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	HOU	behind 1-4	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	8	8%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	2002-08-15	Moisés Alou	CHC		HOU	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	13%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	8	2	2002-08-15	Fred McGriff	CHC		HOU	behind 2-3	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	3	19%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	9	3	2002-08-15	Corey Patterson	CHC		HOU	tied 3-3	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	8	24%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	10	4	2002-08-15	Mark Bellhorn	CHC		HOU	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	11%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	11	1	2002-09-22	Albert Pujols	STL		HOU	behind 0-2	b 1	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	4	5	24%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Marrero Scores; J. Edmonds Scores
12	12	12	2	2002-09-22	Tino Martinez	STL		HOU	tied 3-3	b 4	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	5	3	13%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2003-05-11	Jim Thome	PHI		HOU	behind 3-9	b 5	1	12-	5,(3-1) BBSBX	3	4	3	10%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Pérez Scores; B. Abreu Scores
14	14	2	2	2003-05-11	Pat Burrell	PHI		HOU	behind 6-9	b 5	1	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	5	7	9%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	2003-07-09	Juan Castro	CIN	@	HOU	behind 1-12	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ....BCX	1	9	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
16	16	4	1	2003-07-27	Mark Grudzielanek	CHC	@	HOU	ahead 3-2	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	12%	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2004-07-19	Vernon Wells	TOR	@	OAK	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	8	10%	38%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
18	18	2	1	2004-07-24	Mark Teixeira	TEX	@	OAK	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) FC*BBX	1	5	3	10%	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	3	1	2004-07-29	Alfonso Soriano	TEX		OAK	behind 0-2	b 1	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1PCX	2	3	DH	15%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Young Scores
20	20	4	2	2004-07-29	Mark Teixeira	TEX		OAK	tied 2-2	b 1	1	---	7,(3-2) CBBFBFX	1	4	3	9%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2005-04-17	Vladimir Guerrero	LAA	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	9	16%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. DaVanon Scores
22	22	2	1	2005-06-11	Andruw Jones	ATL		OAK	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	5	8	23%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. LaRoche Scores
23	23	3	1	2005-06-18	Jimmy Rollins	PHI	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	4	1	2005-07-02	Joe Crede	CHW	@	OAK	tied 3-3	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	5	21%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
25	25	5	1	2005-07-23	Mark Teixeira	TEX		OAK	behind 0-3	b 3	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	3	24%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Barajas Scores; M. Young Scores
26	26	6	2	2005-07-23	Alfonso Soriano	TEX		OAK	behind 3-5	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	4	13%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	7	1	2005-07-31	Magglio Ordóñez	DET	@	OAK	behind 0-5	t 9	2	-2-	6,(3-2) *BFBBFX	2	4	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Guillén Scores
28	28	8	1	2005-08-05	John Buck	KCR		OAK	tied 1-1	b 5	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	16%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Á. Berroa Scores
29	29	9	1	2005-08-13	Justin Morneau	MIN	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 6	1	1--	2,(0-1) C1X	2	4	3	26%	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Mauer Scores
30	30	10	1	2005-09-18	Bill Mueller	BOS		OAK	behind 0-12	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	11	1	2005-09-25	Rod Barajas	TEX	@	OAK	behind 1-2	t 4	1	12-	6,(1-2) CBFFFX	3	8	2	28%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. González Scores; M. DeRosa Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2006-04-03	Hideki Matsui	NYY	@	OAK	ahead 8-1	t 4	0	12-	3,(1-1) C*BX	3	6	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Rodriguez Scores; J. Giambi Scores
33	33	2	1	2006-04-23	Vladimir Guerrero	LAA	@	OAK	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	3	DH	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
34	34	3	1	2006-05-11	Troy Glaus	TOR		OAK	behind 1-2	b 3	1	1-3	3,(2-0) B1BX	3	4	5	22%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Johnson Scores; A. Ríos Scores
35	35	4	2	2006-05-11	Gregg Zaun	TOR		OAK	ahead 4-2	b 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	7%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	5	3	2006-05-11	Troy Glaus	TOR		OAK	ahead 7-2	b 5	0	---	7,(3-2) BCBCBFX	1	4	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37	37	6	1	2006-05-23	Paul Konerko	CHW		OAK	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	14%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Thome Scores
38	38	7	2	2006-05-23	Jermaine Dye	CHW		OAK	ahead 3-0	b 1	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	5	9	6%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	8	3	2006-05-23	Jim Thome	CHW		OAK	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	DH	5%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
40	40	9	1	2006-05-28	Jason Botts	TEX		OAK	behind 0-1	b 2	2	-23	3,(1-1) SBX	3	8	DH	25%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Blalock Scores; B. Wilkerson Scores
41	41	10	1	2006-06-02	Justin Morneau	MIN	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 8	0	1--	4,(1-2) FBFX	2	6	3	39%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Cuddyer Scores
42	42	11	1	2006-06-10	Jason Giambi	NYY		OAK	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) FBCBBX	1	3	3	11%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	12	2	2006-06-10	Kevin Thompson	NYY		OAK	behind 1-4	b 5	1	---	7,(3-2) CBSBFBX	1	8	9	9%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
44	44	13	1	2006-07-05	Craig Monroe	DET	@	OAK	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	-2-	3,(0-2) F>C.X	2	6	DH	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Guillén Scores
45	45	14	2	2006-07-05	Brandon Inge	DET	@	OAK	ahead 6-0	t 4	1	---	7,(2-2) SFFBFBX	1	9	5	2%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
46	46	15	1	2006-08-15	Yuniesky Betancourt	SEA	@	OAK	behind 0-9	t 5	1	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	8	6	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	16	1	2006-08-20	Reggie Sanders	KCR		OAK	behind 0-4	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	DH	7%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	17	1	2006-09-05	Mark DeRosa	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	6	5	20%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Teixeira Scores; C. Lee Scores
49	49	18	1	2006-09-26	Adrián Beltré	SEA		OAK	behind 0-6	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
50	50	19	2	2006-09-26	Raúl Ibañez	SEA		OAK	behind 1-6	b 6	1	---	6,(3-2) BFFBBX	1	4	7	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	2007-04-09	Orlando Hudson	ARI		CIN	tied 2-2	b 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	3	4	30%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	2	1	2007-05-27	Jason Bay	PIT	@	CIN	ahead 2-0	t 1	0	12-	12,(3-2) CSFF*BFFBBFFX	3	5	7	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Sanchez Scores; A. LaRoche Scores
53	53	3	1	2007-07-26	Tony Graffanino	MIL	@	CIN	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	6,(2-2) .CFBFBX	1	7	3	18%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
54	54	4	1	2007-08-25	Miguel Olivo	FLA	@	CIN	behind 4-11	t 8	0	1-3	2,(1-0) .BX	3	7	2	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Willingham Scores; J. Hermida Scores
55	55	5	1	2007-09-09	Rickie Weeks	MIL	@	CIN	ahead 7-1	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	4	2%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
56	56	6	1	2007-09-15	Prince Fielder	MIL		CIN	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	4	3	9%	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
57	57	7	1	2007-09-26	Hunter Pence	HOU	@	CIN	behind 4-5	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	8	11%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
58	58	8	2	2007-09-26	Lance Berkman	HOU	@	CIN	tied 5-5	t 4	2	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	3	3	13%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	2008-08-24	José López	SEA		OAK	ahead 4-3	b 6	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	4	17%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Ibañez Scores; A. Beltré Scores
60	60	2	1	2008-09-20	Bryan LaHair	SEA	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	DH	20%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Cairo Scores