Kirk Saarloos career ERA
5.02Career Regular Season
Kirk Saarloos has a career ERA of 5.02 over 7 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 4.17 in 2005.
- Most recent: 5.47 in 2008.
Average of 7 regular seasons, 2002 through 2008. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 2002 |  HOU | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6.01 | 85.1 | 54 | 27 | 1.49 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 36 | 2 | 1 | 4.93 | 49.1 | 43 | 17 | 1.46 | 0 |
| 2004 |  ATH | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4.44 | 24.1 | 10 | 12 | 1.60 | 0 |
| 2005 | ATH | 29 | 10 | 9 | 4.17 | 159.2 | 53 | 54 | 1.40 | 0 |
| 2006 | ATH | 35 | 7 | 7 | 4.75 | 121.1 | 52 | 53 | 1.66 | 2 |
| 2007 |  CIN | 34 | 1 | 5 | 7.17 | 42.2 | 27 | 19 | 1.71 | 0 |
| 2008 | ATH | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.47 | 26.1 | 12 | 4 | 1.56 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV