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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20 | KCR | AL | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.48 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157.2 | 138 | 71 | 61 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 634 | 115 | 3.64 | 1.104 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.03 | ||
| 1985 | 21 | KCR | AL | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.87 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 235.1 | 211 | 79 | 75 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 158 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 931 | 143 | 2.89 | 1.058 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 4.16 | CYA-1,MVP-10 | |
| 1986 | 22 | KCR | AL | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.15 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 156.0 | 165 | 77 | 72 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 652 | 102 | 3.18 | 1.244 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 3.86 | ||
| 1987 | 23 | KCR | AL | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.36 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 257.0 | 246 | 99 | 96 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 163 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1048 | 136 | 3.66 | 1.163 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 3.08 | AS | |
| 1988 | 24 | KCR | AL | 14 | 16 | .467 | 3.80 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 260.2 | 271 | 122 | 110 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 171 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1089 | 106 | 3.08 | 1.266 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 2.90 | ||
| 1989 | 25 | KCR | AL | 23 | 6 | .793 | 2.16 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 262.1 | 209 | 74 | 63 | 13 | 43 | 6 | 193 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1021 | 180 | 2.45 | 0.961 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 4.49 | CYA-1,MVP-8,GG | |
| 1990 | 26 | KCR | AL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.27 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 146 | 52 | 49 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 561 | 118 | 3.03 | 1.289 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 3.11 | AS | |
| 1991 | 27 | KCR | AL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.07 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 196.1 | 165 | 76 | 67 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 136 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 789 | 135 | 3.09 | 1.070 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 3.02 | ||
| 1992 | 28 | NYM | NL | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.50 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97.2 | 84 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 397 | 101 | 2.88 | 1.137 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | ||
| 1993 | 29 | NYM | NL | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.29 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 139.1 | 131 | 55 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 556 | 122 | 3.11 | 1.062 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 5.47 | ||
| 1994 | 30 | NYM | NL | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2.74 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.1 | 169 | 58 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 153 | 2.76 | 1.026 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 11.00 | AS,CYA-3,MVP-22 | |
| 1995 | 31 | TOT | NL | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.18 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153.0 | 165 | 78 | 71 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 658 | 106 | 4.42 | 1.294 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 3.03 | ||
| 1995 | 31 | NYM | NL | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.35 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110.0 | 105 | 45 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 452 | 120 | 4.03 | 1.136 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 3.55 | ||
| 1995 | 31 | COL | NL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 60 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 86 | 5.43 | 1.698 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.23 | ||
| 1996 | Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 33 | BOS | AL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 72 | 5.92 | 1.538 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.40 | ||
| 1998 | 34 | BOS | AL | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.96 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.0 | 181 | 82 | 77 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 725 | 119 | 4.23 | 1.200 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 3.45 | ||
| 1999 | 35 | BOS | AL | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.95 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.0 | 122 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 480 | 171 | 3.30 | 1.118 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 7.36 | ||
| 2001 | 37 | BOS | AL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 76 | 4.52 | 1.267 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |||
| 16 Yrs | 167 | 117 | .588 | 3.34 | 399 | 371 | 13 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 2562.2 | 2452 | 1036 | 952 | 218 | 471 | 34 | 1715 | 59 | 12 | 53 | 10421 | 126 | 3.27 | 1.141 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 3.64 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 15 | 10 | .588 | 3.34 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 217 | 91 | 84 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 151 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 920 | 126 | 3.27 | 1.141 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 3.64 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||||
| KCR (8 yrs) | 110 | 78 | .585 | 3.21 | 252 | 226 | 13 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 1660.1 | 1551 | 650 | 593 | 126 | 331 | 25 | 1093 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 6725 | 128 | 3.10 | 1.134 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 3.30 | |||||
| NYM (4 yrs) | 29 | 21 | .580 | 3.16 | 76 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 524.1 | 489 | 197 | 184 | 43 | 77 | 7 | 388 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2101 | 126 | 3.14 | 1.079 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 5.04 | |||||
| BOS (4 yrs) | 26 | 17 | .605 | 3.90 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335.0 | 352 | 156 | 145 | 41 | 50 | 1 | 205 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1389 | 124 | 4.04 | 1.200 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 4.10 | |||||
| COL (1 yr) | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 60 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 86 | 5.43 | 1.698 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.23 | |||||
| AL (12 yrs) | 136 | 95 | .589 | 3.33 | 314 | 288 | 13 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 1995.1 | 1903 | 806 | 738 | 167 | 381 | 26 | 1298 | 38 | 8 | 47 | 8114 | 127 | 3.26 | 1.145 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 3.41 | |||||
| NL (4 yrs) | 31 | 22 | .585 | 3.39 | 85 | 83 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 567.1 | 549 | 230 | 214 | 51 | 90 | 8 | 417 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2307 | 121 | 3.31 | 1.126 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 4.63 | |||||
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Bret Saberhagen is 60 years old.
When was Bret Saberhagen born?
Bret Saberhagen was born on April 11, 1964.
Where was Bret Saberhagen born?
Bret Saberhagen was born in Chicago Heights, IL.
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Bret Saberhagen is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.
How much did Bret Saberhagen weigh when playing?
Bret Saberhagen weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Bret Saberhagen play?
Bret Saberhagen played 16 seasons.
Is Bret Saberhagen in the Hall of Fame?
Bret Saberhagen has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
When was Bret Saberhagen drafted?
Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grover Cleveland HS (Reseda, CA).
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Bret Saberhagen was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Bret Saberhagen have?
Bret Saberhagen had 1,715 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Bret Saberhagen played for?
Bret Saberhagen played for 4 teams; the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox.
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Bret Saberhagen has won 1 World Series.
When did Bret Saberhagen retire?
Bret Saberhagen last played in 2001.
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Sabes is a nickname for Bret Saberhagen.
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