Michael Saunders stats
Bio
- Age
- 39 yearsNov 19, 1986
- Height
- 6' 4"
Michael Saunders played 9 MLB seasons, 2009 to 2017.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 775
- AB
- 2,455
- R
- 324
- H
- 570
- HR
- 81
- RBI
- 263
- SB
- 55
- AVG
- .232
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEA | 46 | 122 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .221 |
| 2010 | SEA | 100 | 289 | 29 | 61 | 10 | 33 | 6 | .211 |
| 2011 | SEA | 58 | 161 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .149 |
| 2012 | SEA | 139 | 507 | 71 | 125 | 19 | 57 | 21 | .247 |
| 2013 | SEA | 132 | 406 | 59 | 96 | 12 | 46 | 13 | .236 |
| 2014 | SEA | 78 | 231 | 38 | 63 | 8 | 34 | 4 | .273 |
| 2015 | TOR | 9 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .194 |
| 2016 | TOR | 140 | 490 | 70 | 124 | 24 | 57 | 1 | .253 |
| 2017 |  PHI/TOR | 73 | 218 | 26 | 44 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .202 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- AB
- 21
- R
- 2
- H
- 8
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .381
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,747
- TB
- 974
- XBH
- 223
- HBP
- 8
- IBB
- 10
- GIDP
- 34
- P/PA
- 4.10
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEA | 129 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2010 | SEA | 327 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | SEA | 179 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | SEA | 553 | 219 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.9 |
| 2013 | SEA | 468 | 161 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 263 | 104 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | TOR | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | TOR | 558 | 234 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | PHI/TOR | 234 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.1
- RC
- 303.4
- RC/27
- 4.20
- ISOP
- .165
- SECA
- .281
- BB/K
- 0.36
- AB/HR
- 30.3
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEA | -0.8 | 8.4 | 2.3 | .057 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | SEA | 0.5 | 33.1 | 3.8 | .156 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 28.9 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | SEA | -0.8 | 5.6 | 1 | .068 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 80.5 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | SEA | 2.1 | 69.7 | 4.8 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 26.7 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | SEA | 1.3 | 55 | 4.5 | .160 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33.8 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | SEA | 2.4 | 35.6 | 5.3 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 28.9 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | TOR | -0.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | TOR | 1.3 | 76.4 | 5.3 | .224 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.4 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | PHI/TOR | -0.8 | 18.4 | 2.8 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36.3 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 39 yearsNov 19, 1986
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2009
- Birthplace
- Victoria, BC
- Draft
- 2004Rd 11, Pk 333
- College
- Tallahassee CC FL
Latest performance
Michael Saunders
Oct 01 · @ NYY · W 2-1
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .167
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 01 | at NYYW 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 29 | atNYYL 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 27 | at BOSL 10-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Sep 21 | vs KCL 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 20 | vsKCL 15-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 17 | at MINL 13-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Michael Saunders's career stats?
Michael Saunders played 9 seasons for the Mariners and the Blue Jays. He was a career .232 hitter with 570 hits, 81 home runs and 263 RBI. His best season was 2014: a .273 batting average, 8 home runs and 34 RBI.
More on Michael Saunders
Playoff series
Michael Saunders played 8 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 2 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  BAL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 |  TEX | Won 2-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 |  CLE | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Michael Saunders’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Michael Saunders against each club
- vs Athletics (73)
- vs Texas Rangers (72)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (63)
- vs New York Yankees (56)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (46)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (45)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (43)
- vs Boston Red Sox (42)
- vs Kansas City Royals (40)
- vs Minnesota Twins (40)
- vs Houston Astros (37)
- vs Detroit Tigers (31)
- vs Chicago White Sox (30)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (30)
- vs San Diego Padres (16)
- vs Washington Nationals (12)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (11)
- vs Colorado Rockies (10)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (9)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (8)
- vs Chicago Cubs (8)
- vs Miami Marlins (8)
- vs San Francisco Giants (8)
- vs Seattle Mariners (8)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (8)
- vs Atlanta Braves (7)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (6)
- vs New York Mets (6)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
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