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: 4-2 / in Starts: 4-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Postseason Pitching Game Log

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Postseason Pitching Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	2008	ALDS g3	Oct 5	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-5		6	4.2	5	4	4	4	2	0	1	7.71	5.49	23	96	53	16	5	6	10	2	1	0	36			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.202	12.34	-1.21%	-1.62	1b start a 1	5b 12- 2 out tie
2009 Postseason		Year	Series	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
2	2009	ALCS g2	Oct 17	LAA	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-7		12	7.0	6	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.57	3.95	26	105	57	19	10	10	10	7	0	0	61			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	3	0	1	1.06	0.228	28.05	3.34%	1.98	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
3	2009	ALCS g6	Oct 25	LAA	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-4	L(0-1)	7	3.1	7	3	3	5	0	0	0	4.35	5.13	22	83	42	10	1	11	6	3	0	0	29			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.234	53.89	-4.92%	-2.37	1b start tie	4b 123 1 out d2
2011 Postseason		Year	Series	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
4	2011	NLDS g4	Oct 5	ARI		MIL	W,10-6	GS-3		6	3.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	9.00	4.36	15	54	32	8	5	5	7	2	1	0	36			1	0	0	13	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	-0.117	23.55	-1.36%	-1.59	1t start tie	3t 3 out a2
2012 Postseason		Year	Series	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
5	2012	ALWC g1	Oct 5	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-1	GS-6	W(1-0)	4	5.2	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	1.59	2.21	22	77	46	17	6	11	6	3	0	0	56			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.18	0.262	24.56	3.03%	2.13	1b start a 1	6b --- 2 out a1
6	2012	ALDS g4	Oct 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS-6		5	5.2	3	1	1	4	5	0	0	1.59	2.83	22	88	56	14	5	5	8	3	1	0	60			0	0	0	17	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.135	26.19	1.38%	1.77	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out tie
											29.1	32	14	14	17	17	1	1	4.30		130																			0

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