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Erik Sabel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 193lb (190cm, 87kg)

Born: October 14, 1974 in Lafayette, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN).

High School: Harrison HS (West Lafayette, IN)

School: Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN)

Debut: July 9, 1999 (Age 24-268d, 17,512th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 28, 2002 (Age 27-287d)
vs. CLE 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Erik Douglas Sabel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

5.02

61.0

WHIP

1.459

Standard Pitching

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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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1998	23	TEX-ARI-min	AA,A+,AAA	8	1	.889	3.83	45	2	17	0	0	6	89.1	88	42	38	8	22	5	58	3	0	7	379			1.231	8.9	0.8	2.2	5.8	2.64	TUL,HDS,TUC TL,CALL,PCL
1999	24	ARI-min	AAA,AA	5	3	.625	3.70	30	10	12	0	0	3	82.2	95	45	34	5	28	4	45	2	0	3	355			1.488	10.3	0.5	3.0	4.9	1.61	TUC,ELP PCL,TL
1999	24	ARI	NL	0	0		6.52	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.2	12	7	7	1	6	2	6	2	0	1	48	73	5.72	1.862	11.2	0.9	5.6	5.6	1.00

2000	25	ARI-min	AAA	4	11	.267	7.23	29	15	5	0	0	1	98.1	149	90	79	16	31	4	61	5	0	4	473			1.831	13.6	1.5	2.8	5.6	1.97	TUC PCL
2001	26	ARI-min	AAA	2	2	.500	2.95	18	2	7	0	0	2	39.2	35	14	13	3	7	1	32	4	0	2	162			1.059	7.9	0.7	1.6	7.3	4.57	TUC PCL
2001	26	ARI	NL	3	2	.600	4.38	42	0	11	0	0	0	51.1	57	26	25	8	12	3	25	3	0	1	218	107	4.98	1.344	10.0	1.4	2.1	4.4	2.08
2002	27	ARI-DET-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.64	39	7	7	0	0	1	77.2	82	45	40	7	23	1	53	4	0	0	334			1.352	9.5	0.8	2.7	6.1	2.30	TUC,TOL PCL,IL
2002	27	DET	AL	0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
2003	28	ARI-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.94	42	2	9	0	0	1	62.0	79	38	34	6	18	0	34	2	0	3	282			1.565	11.5	0.9	2.6	4.9	1.89	TUC PCL
3 Yrs				3	2	.600	5.02	50	0	12	0	0	0	61.0	71	35	34	10	18	5	31	5	0	2	268	94	5.31	1.459	10.5	1.5	2.7	4.6	1.72
162 Game Avg.				4	3	.600	5.02	68	0	16	0	0	0	83	97	48	46	14	24	7	42	7	0	3	364	94	5.31	1.459	10.5	1.5	2.7	4.6	1.72

ARI (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	4.72	49	0	12	0	0	0	61.0	69	33	32	9	18	5	31	5	0	2	266	100	5.10	1.426	10.2	1.3	2.7	4.6	1.72
DET (1 yr)				0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9

NL (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	4.72	49	0	12	0	0	0	61.0	69	33	32	9	18	5	31	5	0	2	266	100	5.10	1.426	10.2	1.3	2.7	4.6	1.72
AL (1 yr)				0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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