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

2014 Player Pitching Game Log

2014 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	2014-04-04	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-4	L	3.2	6	5	4	3	4	1	1	32	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	89	48	15	4	7	7	0	2
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AA-TL
2	2014-05-06	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders		Midland RockHounds	1-4		4.0	4	3	2	1	4	2	1	47	16	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	18	66	44	12	4	5	6	1	1
3	2014-05-10	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders		Corpus Christi Hooks	1-6	L	5.1	7	4	4	1	2	1	0	39	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	81	52	14	6	12	4	2	0
		Player Moved from AA-TL to AAA-PCL
4	2014-05-15	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Iowa Cubs	1-5	L	5.0	7	2	2	3	7	0	0	49	22	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	97	52	12	10	8	7	4	0
5	2014-05-20	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Iowa Cubs	1-7		7.0	8	1	1	2	1	1	0	56	25	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	27	101	56	11	5	17	8	3	2
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
6	2014-05-28	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Minnesota Twins	1-5		5.0	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	61	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	97	63	13	9	7	7	3	0
7	2014-06-03	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Baltimore Orioles	1-7		6.0	10	2	2	1	2	1	0	45	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	101	57	15	3	10	15	9	1
8	2014-06-08	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	5.1	7	3	2	4	0	0	0	40	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	25	92	54	14	3	13	8	6	2
9	2014-06-14	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6		6.0	8	2	2	0	3	0	0	51	24	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	25	95	60	18	6	16	6	4	0
10	2014-06-20	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-5	L	4.2	10	7	4	3	3	1	0	22	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	110	62	17	4	9	12	7	1
11	2014-06-25	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Detroit Tigers	1-5	L	4.0	7	6	6	5	2	1	0	21	16	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	22	83	42	8	6	3	12	5	0
12	2014-06-30	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5	L	5.0	9	7	7	2	2	4	0	21	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	114	69	17	6	10	14	4	1
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
13	2014-07-13	AAA-PCL	Omaha Storm Chasers	@	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	1-3		3.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	48	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	44	26	7	1	8	3	2	0
14	2014-07-18	AAA-PCL	Omaha Storm Chasers		New Orleans Zephyrs	1-5	L	4.2	8	5	4	2	2	0	0	30	21	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	24	101	59	19	4	11	9	0	1
15	2014-07-23	AAA-PCL	Omaha Storm Chasers	@	Memphis Redbirds	1-6	L	6.0	10	5	4	1	1	2	0	34	24	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	27	95	57	12	6	11	11	5	1
16	2014-07-28	AAA-PCL	Omaha Storm Chasers	@	New Orleans Zephyrs	1-5	W	5.0	6	6	5	1	3	2	0	35	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	91	56	15	3	10	9	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to AAA-IL
17	2014-08-07	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Gwinnett Braves	4-5		2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0		9	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	27	16	3	1	3	5	2	0
18	2014-08-09	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Gwinnett Braves	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	3	0	0	3	0	0	0
19	2014-08-11	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Buffalo Bisons	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
20	2014-08-14	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Buffalo Bisons	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	25	13	5	1	3	1	0	0
21	2014-08-17	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides		Gwinnett Braves	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	3	2	4	1	0	1
22	2014-08-20	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Durham Bulls	9-9	L	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0		3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	5	2	0	0	3	2	0
23	2014-08-22	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Charlotte Knights	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	14	5	1	4	1	0	0
24	2014-08-24	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides	@	Charlotte Knights	6-7		1.1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	39	23	4	4	0	4	3	0
25	2014-08-27	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides		Charlotte Knights	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	15	8	1	1	0	1	0	0
26	2014-08-28	AAA-IL	Norfolk Tides		Durham Bulls	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	10	3	1	3	1	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
27	2014-09-05	Maj-AL	Baltimore Orioles	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
28	2014-09-07	Maj-AL	Baltimore Orioles	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	2014-09-10	Maj-AL	Baltimore Orioles	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9		0.1	3	5	5	2	0	1	0		4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	27	13	5	0	1	3	2	0
30	2014-09-22	Maj-AL	Baltimore Orioles	@	New York Yankees	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	0
31	2014-09-25	Maj-AL	Baltimore Orioles	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	7	3	1	2	1	1	0
32	2014-09-26	Maj-AL	Baltimore Orioles	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	1	0	1	2	0	0

2014 Player Pitching Splits

2014 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	32	444	388	66	129	26	3	17	7	4	42	51	.333	.396	.546	.942	.343	212	15	3	4	7	3

Home	10	179	155	24	52	10	1	6	4	3	17	15	.336	.398	.529	.927	.336	82	7	1	3	3	0
Away	22	265	233	42	77	16	2	11	3	1	25	36	.331	.394	.558	.952	.347	130	8	2	1	4	3

April	1	22	18	5	6	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	.333	.455	.556	1.010	.385	10	0	1	0	0	0
May	5	115	102	10	31	5	1	4	4	1	9	20	.304	.366	.490	.856	.346	50	4	1	3	0	0
June	6	154	136	27	51	8	1	7	1	1	15	12	.375	.429	.603	1.032	.367	82	5	0	0	3	0
July	4	85	76	17	27	6	0	4	2	2	5	6	.355	.381	.592	.973	.333	45	2	0	1	3	0
August	10	51	44	2	11	4	1	0	0	0	6	8	.250	.333	.386	.720	.297	17	3	0	0	1	2
September	6	17	12	5	3	2	0	1	0	0	4	1	.250	.471	.667	1.137	.200	8	1	1	0	0	1

As Starter	16	376	332	59	115	20	2	16	7	4	32	42	.346	.401	.563	.964	.354	187	11	2	4	6	0
As Reliever	16	68	56	7	14	6	1	1	0	0	10	9	.250	.368	.446	.814	.277	25	4	1	0	1	3

vs RHB as LHP	31	322	277		99	23	2	16			35	32	.357	.424	.628	1.052	.352	174	13	2	1	7	3
vs LHB as LHP	26	122	111		30	3	1	1			7	19	.270	.319	.342	.662	.319	38	2	1	3	0	0

Bases Empty	28	220	198		68	13	3	11			22	23	.343	.409	.606	1.015	.348	120	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	29	224	190		61	13	0	6			20	28	.321	.382	.484	.866	.337	92	15	3	4	7	3

vs. Younger Batters	31	403	356		118	25	2	16			33	47	.332	.386	.548	.934	.340	195	14	3	4	7	2
vs. Older Batters	14	41	32		11	1	1	1			9	4	.344	.488	.531	1.019	.370	17	1	0	0	0	1

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	1	10	.091	5.40	32	16	0	95.0	129	66	57	17	42	3	51	3	0	0	444	1.800	4.8	1.21

Home	0	4	.000	4.81	10	7	0	39.1	52	24	21	6	17	0	15	1	0	0	179	1.754	3.4	0.88
Away	1	6	.143	5.82	22	9	0	55.2	77	42	36	11	25	3	36	2	0	0	265	1.832	5.8	1.44

April	0	1	.000	9.82	1	1	0	3.2	6	5	4	1	3	0	4	1	0	0	22	2.455	9.8	1.33
May	0	2	.000	3.08	5	5	0	26.1	31	10	9	4	9	0	20	1	0	0	115	1.519	6.8	2.22
June	0	4	.000	6.68	6	6	0	31.0	51	27	23	7	15	0	12	0	0	0	154	2.129	3.5	0.80
July	1	2	.333	6.75	4	4	0	18.2	27	17	14	4	5	0	6	0	0	0	85	1.714	2.9	1.20
August	0	1	.000	1.50	10	0	0	12.0	11	2	2	0	6	2	8	0	0	0	51	1.417	6.0	1.33
September	0	0		13.50	6	0	0	3.1	3	5	5	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	17	2.100	2.7	0.25

As Starter	1	9	.100	5.65	16	16	0	79.2	115	59	50	16	32	0	42	2	0	0	376	1.845	4.7	1.31
As Reliever	0	1	.000	4.11	16	0	0	15.1	14	7	7	1	10	3	9	1	0	0	68	1.565	5.3	0.90

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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