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Joe Saunders

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: June 16, 1981 in Fairfax, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Springfield HS (Springfield, VA) and the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (12th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA).

High School: West Springfield HS (Springfield, VA)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: August 16, 2005 (Age 24-061d, 18,742nd in major league history)
vs. TOR 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2014 (Age 33-102d)
vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Greg Genske

Full Name: Joseph Francis Saunders

Nicknames: Bazooka Joe

Pronunciation: \SAWN-derz\

Twitter: @J_saundo

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.4

ERA

4.37

235

229

1387.1

792

WHIP

1.421

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Team Record in Appearances: 23-8 / in Starts: 23-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2008 Pitching Game Log

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2008 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	34	3	Apr 2	LAA	@	MIN	W,1-0	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	8.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	2.51	26	80	52	8	10	14	7	2	0	0	77			1	1	1	25	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.29	0.611	1.32	0.38%	4.10	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
2	35	8	Apr 7	LAA		CLE	W,6-4	GS-8		4	8.0	4	1	1	2	5	1	0	0.56	3.38	29	112	68	22	6	9	13	1	0	0	73			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.412	1.33	0.27%	3.36	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
3	36	13	Apr 13	LAA	@	SEA	W,10-5	GS-6	W(2-0)	5	5.1	6	2	2	3	1	0	0	1.27	3.65	24	91	47	15	1	9	11	4	1	0	46			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.00	0.200	1.19	0.14%	0.49	1b start tie	6b 123 1 out a6
4	37	18	Apr 18	LAA		SEA	W,5-4	GS-8	W(3-0)	4	8.0	6	4	4	0	2	2	0	2.15	4.26	29	100	64	19	4	12	15	3	2	0	56			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.240	1.24	0.20%	0.36	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
5	38	23	Apr 24	LAA	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS-6	W(4-0)	5	6.0	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	2.55	4.15	28	101	57	15	9	13	9	2	1	0	46			2	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.021	1.18	-0.02%	0.43	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
6	39	28	Apr 29	LAA		OAK	W,2-0	GS-8	W(5-0)	4	8.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.08	3.80	28	102	64	16	12	9	13	4	0	0	78			0	1	1	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.505	1.64	0.49%	4.36	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	40	33	May 4	LAA		BAL	W,6-5	GS-5	W(6-0)	4	5.0	12	4	4	0	1	1	0	2.61	3.96	24	85	58	15	4	6	17	3	2	0	28			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.101	1.44	-0.08%	-1.28	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
8	41	38	May 10	LAA	@	TBR	L,0-2	GS-6	L(6-1)	5	6.0	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	2.48	3.98	24	101	60	15	9	10	7	2	2	0	59			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.192	1.29	0.15%	2.24	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
9	42	44	May 16	LAA		LAD	W,4-2	GS-8	W(7-1)	5	7.1	5	2	2	2	1	1	0	2.48	4.15	28	90	55	19	4	15	10	3	0	0	59			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	.96	0.218	1.22	0.17%	1.64	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a2
10	43	50	May 23	LAA	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS-9	W(8-1)	6	8.1	3	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.31	4.05	29	99	59	17	2	12	10	2	2	0	74			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.06	0.453	1.39	0.36%	4.27	1b start tie	9b -2- 1 out a3
11	44	55	May 28	LAA		DET	L,2-6	GS-5	L(8-2)	4	5.0	7	5	5	1	5	2	0	2.76	4.24	24	93	60	15	5	7	11	2	2	0	37			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.60	-0.216	.80	-0.17%	-2.28	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	45	60	Jun 3	LAA	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS-7	W(9-2)	5	7.0	6	4	1	1	5	1	0	2.63	4.22	30	110	74	18	8	11	13	4	3	0	59			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.01	0.116	1.26	0.09%	-0.41	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
13	46	65	Jun 9	LAA		TBR	L,4-13	GS-5	L(9-3)	5	4.2	9	8	8	2	4	3	0	3.32	4.59	25	102	62	16	10	8	10	1	1	0	16			1	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.545	1.28	-0.40%	-4.62	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d3
14	47	70	Jun 15	LAA		ATL	W,2-0	GS-8	W(10-3)	5	7.1	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.06	4.41	27	99	65	18	11	13	11	3	1	0	69			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.473	1.42	0.35%	4.07	1t start tie	8t --- 1 out a2
15	48	75	Jun 21	LAA	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS-7	W(11-3)	5	7.0	5	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.03	4.45	26	93	60	13	7	9	12	4	2	0	60			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.110	1.39	0.08%	1.64	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
16	49	80	Jun 27	LAA	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-5	L(11-4)	5	5.0	5	3	2	4	4	1	0	3.06	4.55	24	92	54	12	11	10	6	2	0	0	47			3	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.04	-0.078	1.13	-0.05%	-0.50	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	50	85	Jul 2	LAA		OAK	W,7-4	GS-7	W(12-4)	4	6.1	6	4	2	2	5	0	0	3.04	4.43	25	111	68	17	12	10	8	4	2	0	52			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	-0.063	1.91	-0.07%	0.25	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a2
18	51	90	Jul 8	LAA	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(12-5)	5	8.0	6	3	3	0	5	1	0	3.07	4.37	29	109	71	12	9	12	12	4	1	0	63			0	0	0	28	1	1	0	1	1	0	.87	-0.015	1.08	-0.01%	1.31	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
19	52	97	Jul 19	LAA		BOS	W,4-2	GS-7		10	6.2	6	2	2	3	1	1	1	3.05	4.49	28	111	67	19	4	10	13	2	1	0	52			0	0	0	24	2	0	1	2	0	0	.79	0.088	.72	0.05%	1.57	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d2
20	53	102	Jul 25	LAA	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS-7	W(13-5)	5	6.2	6	4	3	2	2	1	0	3.10	4.53	27	103	65	19	9	11	12	4	2	0	48			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	.87	-0.098	.40	-0.03%	-0.75	1b start a 2	7b 1-3 2 out a1
21	54	107	Jul 30	LAA	@	BOS	W,9-2	GS-6	W(14-5)	4	6.0	5	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.09	4.60	26	102	57	19	4	8	13	5	1	0	53			0	0	0	23	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	0.097	.24	0.01%	1.43	1b start tie	6b 3 out a6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	55	112	Aug 4	LAA		BAL	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	1	3.03	4.57	25	98	58	18	1	14	6	2	0	0	56			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.01	0.242	.14	0.02%	2.27	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
23	56	117	Aug 10	LAA		NYY	W,4-3	GS-7		5	7.0	6	3	3	3	6	0	0	3.07	4.49	29	112	73	18	8	9	11	5	1	0	56			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	0.123	.05	0.00%	0.81	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
24	57	122	Aug 17	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-5		6	5.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	1	3.14	4.48	25	101	61	20	5	7	13	5	2	0	39			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.39	1b start a 2	5b 3 out tie
25	58	127	Aug 22	LAA		MIN	L,0-9	GS-6	L(14-6)	4	5.1	9	6	6	0	0	1	1	3.37	4.53	25	88	60	15	3	11	13	3	2	0	26			1	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	.96	-0.154	.01	0.00%	-1.96	1t start tie	6t 1-3 1 out d4
26	59	132	Aug 27	LAA		OAK	L,5-6	GS-2	L(14-7)	4	1.1	8	6	6	1	1	1	0	3.67	4.60	12	49	29	6	1	5	5	1	0	0	14			2	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.363	.00	0.00%	-5.20	1t start tie	2t --- 1 out d6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	60	137	Sep 2	LAA	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-7		5	6.1	8	3	3	1	2	0	1	3.69	4.56	26	98	58	18	5	9	13	6	3	0	46			1	1	1	23	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.35	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.10	1b start a 2	7b -2- 1 out a1
28	61	142	Sep 7	LAA	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	W(15-7)	4	7.1	4	2	2	1	4	2	0	3.64	4.62	27	91	58	17	6	8	14	3	3	0	65			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	.92	0.263	.00	0.00%	2.14	1b start tie	8b --- 1 out a1
29	62	147	Sep 12	LAA		SEA	W,5-3	GS-7		4	7.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	1	3.65	4.54	30	100	64	15	12	11	12	6	0	0	53			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.81	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
30	63	152	Sep 18	LAA	@	OAK	W,6-4	GS-7	W(16-7)	5	7.0	6	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.52	4.50	28	87	53	14	4	10	11	6	2	0	66			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.30	0.349	.00	0.00%	3.51	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a6
31	64	162	Sep 28	LAA		TEX	W,7-0	GS-6	W(17-7)	9	6.0	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	3.41	4.36	20	93	54	15	13	5	6	1	2	0	77			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.365	.00	0.00%	3.27	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
							23-8		W-L:17-7	4.8	198.0	187	82	75	53	103	21	6	3.41	4.36	807	3003	62%	16%	7%	0.91		15%	6%	0	53		---%	18	7	3	740	32	1	2	28	2	11	1.05	3.432	.83	1.93%	27.03

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