Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1984
- AL Cy Young
- 2x
- World Series MVP
- 1985
- AL Gold Glove
- 1989
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1984
- AL Cy Young
- 2x
- World Series MVP
- 1985
- AL Gold Glove
- 1989
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 399
- W
- 167
- L
- 117
- ERA
- 3.34
- IP
- 2562.2
- K
- 1,715
- BB
- 471
- WHIP
- 1.14
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | KC | 38 | 10 | 11 | 3.48 | 157.2 | 73 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 1985 | KC | 32 | 20 | 6 | 2.87 | 235.1 | 158 | 38 | 1.06 |
| 1986 | KC | 30 | 7 | 12 | 4.15 | 156.0 | 112 | 29 | 1.24 |
| 1987 | KC | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3.36 | 257.0 | 163 | 53 | 1.16 |
| 1988 | KC | 35 | 14 | 16 | 3.80 | 260.2 | 171 | 59 | 1.27 |
| 1989 | KC | 36 | 23 | 6 | 2.16 | 262.1 | 193 | 43 | 0.96 |
| 1990 | KC | 20 | 5 | 9 | 3.27 | 135.0 | 87 | 28 | 1.29 |
| 1991 | KC | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3.07 | 196.1 | 136 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 1992 | NYM | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3.50 | 97.2 | 81 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 1993 | NYM | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3.29 | 139.1 | 93 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 1994 | NYM | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2.74 | 177.1 | 143 | 13 | 1.03 |
| 1995 |  NYM/COL | 25 | 7 | 6 | 4.18 | 153.0 | 100 | 33 | 1.29 |
| 1997 | BOS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6.58 | 26.0 | 14 | 10 | 1.54 |
| 1998 | BOS | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3.96 | 175.0 | 100 | 29 | 1.20 |
| 1999 | BOS | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2.95 | 119.0 | 81 | 11 | 1.12 |
| 2001 | BOS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | 15.0 | 10 | 0 | 1.27 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- W
- 2
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 4.70
- IP
- 53.2
- K
- 38
- BB
- 11
- WHIP
- 1.21
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 224
- CG
- 76
- SHO
- 16
- K/9
- 6.0
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 53
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | KC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1985 | KC | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | KC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | KC | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 | KC | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1989 | KC | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1990 | KC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | KC | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1992 | NYM | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | NYM | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | NYM | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYM/COL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | BOS | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Bret Saberhagen's career stats?
Bret Saberhagen played 16 seasons for the Royals, the Mets and the Red Sox. He had 167 wins and 1,715 strikeouts with a 3.34 ERA over 2,562.2 innings. His best season was 1989: 23 wins, a 2.16 ERA and 193 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1984 to 2001
Bret Saberhagen led MLB in wins (1989), ERA (1989) and WHIP (1989); finished top 10 in a stat 16 times.
Championships
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
Awards
All-time career rank
- 153rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,715)
- 192nd in wins (pitching) (167)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1985 (5th), 1987 (4th), 1989 (1st), 1994 (6th)
- ERA: 1989 (1st), 1994 (5th), 1999 (7th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1989 (8th), 1994 (9th)
- WHIP: 1984 (9th), 1987 (9th), 1989 (1st), 1991 (4th), 1993 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1999 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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