Joe Saunders

Position: Starting 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)

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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-02	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Minnesota Twins	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	77	25	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	26	78	51	8	9	14	7	2	0
2	2008-04-07	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Cleveland Indians	1-8		8.0	4	1	1	2	5	1	0	73	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	112	68	22	6	9	13	1	0
3	2008-04-13	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	5.1	6	2	2	3	1	0	0	46	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	24	91	47	15	1	9	11	4	1
4	2008-04-18	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Seattle Mariners	1-8	W	8.0	6	4	4	0	2	2	0	56	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	100	64	19	4	12	15	3	2
5	2008-04-24	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Boston Red Sox	1-6	W	6.0	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	46	24	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	101	57	15	9	12	9	2	1
6	2008-04-29	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Oakland Athletics	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	78	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	28	102	64	18	10	8	13	4	0
7	2008-05-04	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Baltimore Orioles	1-5	W	5.0	12	4	4	0	1	1	0	28	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	85	58	15	4	6	18	3	2
8	2008-05-10	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	L	6.0	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	59	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	101	60	15	9	9	7	2	2
9	2008-05-16	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-8	W	7.1	5	2	2	2	1	1	0	59	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	90	55	19	4	15	10	3	0
10	2008-05-23	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Chicago White Sox	1-9	W	8.1	3	1	1	3	4	0	0	74	26	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	29	99	59	17	2	11	10	2	2
11	2008-05-28	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Detroit Tigers	1-5	L	5.0	7	5	5	1	5	2	0	37	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	93	60	15	5	7	11	2	2
12	2008-06-03	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Seattle Mariners	1-7	W	7.0	6	4	1	1	5	1	0	59	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	110	74	18	8	11	13	4	3
13	2008-06-09	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	4.2	9	8	8	2	4	3	0	16	22	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	102	62	16	10	8	10	1	1
14	2008-06-15	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Atlanta Braves	1-8	W	7.1	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	69	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	99	65	18	11	13	11	3	1
15	2008-06-21	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	2	2	3	1	0	60	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	93	60	13	7	9	13	5	2
16	2008-06-27	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	L	5.0	5	3	2	4	4	1	0	47	18	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	24	92	54	12	11	9	6	2	0
17	2008-07-02	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	6.1	6	4	2	2	5	0	0	52	23	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	111	68	17	12	10	10	6	2
18	2008-07-08	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Texas Rangers	1-8	L	8.0	6	3	3	0	5	1	0	63	28	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	29	109	71	12	9	12	12	4	1
19	2008-07-19	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Boston Red Sox	1-7		6.2	6	2	2	3	1	1	1	52	24	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	28	111	67	19	4	10	13	2	1
20	2008-07-25	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	6.2	6	4	3	2	2	1	0	48	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	27	103	65	19	9	11	12	4	2
21	2008-07-30	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Boston Red Sox	1-6	W	6.0	5	2	2	3	2	1	0	53	23	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	103	57	19	4	8	13	5	1
22	2008-08-04	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Baltimore Orioles	1-6		6.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	1	56	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	25	98	58	18	1	14	6	2	0
23	2008-08-10	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		New York Yankees	1-7		7.0	6	3	3	3	6	0	0	56	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	29	112	73	18	8	8	11	5	1
24	2008-08-17	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5		5.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	1	39	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	101	61	20	5	7	13	5	2
25	2008-08-22	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Minnesota Twins	1-6	L	5.1	9	6	6	0	0	1	1	26	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	88	60	15	3	11	14	4	2
26	2008-08-27	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Oakland Athletics	1-2	L	1.1	8	6	6	1	1	1	0	14	11	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	49	29	6	1	5	6	1	0
27	2008-09-02	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Detroit Tigers	1-7		7.0	8	3	3	1	2	0	1	50	23	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	26	97	57	17	5	8	14	7	3
28	2008-09-07	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	7.1	4	2	2	1	4	2	0	65	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	91	58	17	6	8	14	3	3
29	2008-09-12	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Seattle Mariners	1-7		7.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	1	53	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	30	100	64	15	12	12	13	6	0
30	2008-09-18	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	6	0	0	3	4	0	0	66	25	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	28	87	53	14	4	10	11	6	2
31	2008-09-28	Maj-AL	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	77	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	93	54	15	13	5	6	1	2

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	807	740	82	187	32	1	21	18	6	53	103	.253	.307	.384	.691	.269	284	28	6	5	2	2

Home	16	408	381	49	104	17	0	13	7	2	20	55	.273	.316	.420	.736	.291	160	9	4	2	0	1
Away	15	399	359	33	83	15	1	8	11	4	33	48	.231	.298	.345	.643	.246	124	19	2	3	2	1

April	6	164	152	10	31	4	0	3	4	2	10	20	.204	.253	.290	.543	.217	44	5	0	2	0	0
May	5	129	119	13	31	3	0	4	2	2	10	14	.261	.318	.387	.704	.267	46	5	0	0	0	0
June	5	132	120	17	31	5	0	6	4	0	9	19	.258	.308	.450	.758	.260	54	3	0	1	1	0
July	5	135	123	15	29	8	1	4	1	1	10	15	.236	.296	.415	.711	.238	51	5	1	0	1	2
August	5	116	104	19	37	7	0	2	4	0	8	11	.356	.417	.481	.898	.385	50	4	3	1	0	0
September	5	131	122	8	28	5	0	2	3	1	6	24	.230	.277	.320	.597	.271	39	6	2	1	0	0

As Starter	31	807	740	82	187	32	1	21	18	6	53	103	.253	.307	.384	.691	.269	284	28	6	5	2	2

vs RHB as LHP	31	621	571		143	29	1	19			41	77	.250	.304	.405	.708	.261	231	22	3	5	1	2
vs LHB as LHP	29	186	169		44	3	0	2			12	26	.260	.319	.314	.633	.296	53	6	3	0	1	0

Bases Empty	31	487	451		115	16	1	13			31	56	.255	.309	.381	.690	.267	172	0	4	0	0	0
Runners On	31	320	289		72	16	0	8			22	47	.249	.305	.388	.692	.271	112	28	2	5	2	2

vs. Younger Batters	30	281	263		65	10	0	9			14	35	.247	.290	.388	.678	.256	102	11	2	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	31	526	477		122	22	1	12			39	68	.256	.316	.382	.698	.276	182	17	4	4	2	2

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	17	7	.708	3.40	31	31	0	198.2	187	82	75	21	53	2	103	6	0	0	807	1.208	4.7	1.94

Home	7	4	.636	4.27	16	16	0	99.0	104	49	47	13	20	1	55	4	0	0	408	1.253	5.0	2.75
Away	10	3	.769	2.53	15	15	0	99.2	83	33	28	8	33	1	48	2	0	0	399	1.164	4.3	1.45

April	5	0	1.000	2.08	6	6	0	43.1	31	10	10	3	10	0	20	0	0	0	164	0.946	4.2	2.00
May	3	2	.600	3.69	5	5	0	31.2	31	13	13	4	10	0	14	0	0	0	129	1.295	4.0	1.40
June	3	2	.600	3.77	5	5	0	31.0	31	17	13	6	9	0	19	0	0	0	132	1.290	5.5	2.11
July	3	1	.750	3.21	5	5	0	33.2	29	15	12	4	10	2	15	1	0	0	135	1.158	4.0	1.50
August	0	2	.000	6.93	5	5	0	24.2	37	19	19	2	8	0	11	3	0	0	116	1.824	4.0	1.38
September	3	0	1.000	2.10	5	5	0	34.1	28	8	8	2	6	0	24	2	0	0	131	0.990	6.3	4.00

As Starter	17	7	.708	3.40	31	31	0	198.2	187	82	75	21	53	2	103	6	0	0	807	1.208	4.7	1.94

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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