Bret Saberhagen career ERA

• Best season on file: 2.16 in 1989.
• Most recent: 6.00 in 2001.

Average of 16 regular seasons, 1984 through 2001. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Bret Saberhagen career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1984	KC	38	10	11	3.48	157.2	73	36	1.10	1
1985	KC	32	20	6	2.87	235.1	158	38	1.06	0
1986	KC	30	7	12	4.15	156.0	112	29	1.24	0
1987	KC	33	18	10	3.36	257.0	163	53	1.16	0
1988	KC	35	14	16	3.80	260.2	171	59	1.27	0
1989	KC	36	23	6	2.16	262.1	193	43	0.96	0
1990	KC	20	5	9	3.27	135.0	87	28	1.29	0
1991	KC	28	13	8	3.07	196.1	136	45	1.07	0
1992	NYM	17	3	5	3.50	97.2	81	27	1.14	0
1993	NYM	19	7	7	3.29	139.1	93	17	1.06	0
1994	NYM	24	14	4	2.74	177.1	143	13	1.03	0
1995	NYM/COL	25	7	6	4.18	153.0	100	33	1.29	0
1997	BOS	6	0	1	6.58	26.0	14	10	1.54	0
1998	BOS	31	15	8	3.96	175.0	100	29	1.20	0
1999	BOS	22	10	6	2.95	119.0	81	11	1.12	0
2001	BOS	3	1	2	6.00	15.0	10	0	1.27	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV