Joe Saunders stats
Starting Pitcher · #35
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2005
- Draft
- 2002Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Virginia Tech
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2005
- Draft
- 2002Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Virginia Tech
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 235
- W
- 89
- L
- 86
- ERA
- 4.37
- IP
- 1387.1
- K
- 792
- BB
- 439
- WHIP
- 1.42
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 9.1 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2006 | LAA | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4.71 | 70.2 | 51 | 29 | 1.42 |
| 2007 | LAA | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4.44 | 107.1 | 69 | 34 | 1.52 |
| 2008 | LAA | 31 | 17 | 7 | 3.41 | 198.0 | 103 | 53 | 1.21 |
| 2009 | LAA | 31 | 16 | 7 | 4.60 | 186.0 | 101 | 64 | 1.43 |
| 2010 |  LAA/ARI | 33 | 9 | 17 | 4.47 | 203.1 | 114 | 64 | 1.46 |
| 2011 | ARI | 33 | 12 | 13 | 3.69 | 212.0 | 108 | 67 | 1.31 |
| 2012 |  ARI/BAL | 28 | 9 | 13 | 4.07 | 174.2 | 112 | 39 | 1.34 |
| 2013 | SEA | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5.26 | 183.0 | 107 | 61 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | TEX/BAL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 6.70 | 43.0 | 23 | 24 | 2.07 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- W
- 1
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 4.30
- IP
- 29.1
- K
- 17
- BB
- 17
- WHIP
- 1.67
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 121
- CG
- 9
- SHO
- 3
- K/9
- 5.1
- GB
- 2,228
- FB
- 2,469
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 31
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 14 | 19 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2006 | LAA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 106 | 115 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2007 | LAA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 169 | 200 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2008 | LAA | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 306 | 337 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2009 | LAA | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4.9 | 304 | 330 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2010 | LAA/ARI | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5.0 | 315 | 382 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2011 | ARI | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 323 | 372 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2012 | ARI/BAL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5.8 | 263 | 328 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2013 | SEA | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 349 | 299 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2014 | TEX/BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 79 | 87 | 0.9 | 0 |
What were Joe Saunders's career stats?
Joe Saunders played 10 seasons for the Angels, the Diamondbacks and the Mariners. He had 89 wins and 792 strikeouts with a 4.37 ERA over 1,387.1 innings. His best season was 2008: 17 wins, a 3.41 ERA and 103 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2005 to 2014
Joe Saunders finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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