Joe Saunders

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: June 16, 1981 in Fairfax, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Springfield HS (Springfield, VA) and the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (12th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA).

High School: West Springfield HS (Springfield, VA)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: August 16, 2005 (Age 24-061d, 18,742nd in major league history)
vs. TOR 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2014 (Age 33-102d)
vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Greg Genske

Full Name: Joseph Francis Saunders

Nicknames: Bazooka Joe

Pronunciation: \SAWN-derz\

Twitter: @J_saundo

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.4

ERA

4.37

235

229

1387.1

792

WHIP

1.421

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 2	LAA	@	MIN	W,1-0	GS	26	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 7	LAA		CLE	W,6-4	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 13	LAA	@	SEA	W,10-5	GS	24	5.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 18	LAA		SEA	W,5-4	GS	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	23 (4)	Apr 24	LAA	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	28 (4)	Apr 29	LAA		OAK	W,2-0	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	33 (4)	May 4	LAA		BAL	W,6-5	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	38 (4)	May 10	LAA	@	TBR	L,0-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	44 (5)	May 16	LAA		LAD	W,4-2	GS	28	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	50 (5)	May 23	LAA	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	29	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	55 (4)	May 28	LAA		DET	L,2-6	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	60 (4)	Jun 3	LAA	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	65 (4)	Jun 9	LAA		TBR	L,4-13	GS	25	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	70 (4)	Jun 15	LAA		ATL	W,2-0	GS	27	7.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
15	75 (4)	Jun 21	LAA	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	80 (4)	Jun 27	LAA	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	85 (4)	Jul 2	LAA		OAK	W,7-4	GS	25	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	90 (4)	Jul 8	LAA	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
19	97 (6)	Jul 19	LAA		BOS	W,4-2	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	102 (4)	Jul 25	LAA	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	27	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	107 (4)	Jul 30	LAA	@	BOS	W,9-2	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	112 (4)	Aug 4	LAA		BAL	W,6-5	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	117 (4)	Aug 10	LAA		NYY	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	122 (4)	Aug 17	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	127 (4)	Aug 22	LAA		MIN	L,0-9	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	132 (4)	Aug 27	LAA		OAK	L,5-6	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	137 (4)	Sep 2	LAA	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	26	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	142 (4)	Sep 7	LAA	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	27	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	147 (4)	Sep 12	LAA		SEA	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	152 (4)	Sep 18	LAA	@	OAK	W,6-4	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	2	P
31	162 (9)	Sep 28	LAA		TEX	W,7-0	GS	20	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							31gm		198.0	8	33	0	41	3