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.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	LAA		OAK	W,3-0	GS	25	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 11	LAA		BOS	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 16	LAA	@	SEA	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 22	LAA		DET	L,10-12	GS	23	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	19 (4)	Apr 28	LAA	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (4)	May 4	LAA	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (4)	May 9	LAA		KCR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	34 (4)	May 15	LAA	@	TEX	L,8-10	GS	28	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	40 (5)	May 21	LAA	@	SEA	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	45 (4)	May 26	LAA		CHW	L,2-4	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (4)	Jun 2	LAA	@	TOR	L,4-6	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	55 (4)	Jun 7	LAA	@	DET	L,6-9	GS	30	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	60 (4)	Jun 13	LAA		SDP	W,9-1	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	65 (4)	Jun 19	LAA		LAD	W,5-4	GS	28	6.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
15	70 (4)	Jun 24	LAA		COL	W,11-3	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	75 (4)	Jun 30	LAA	@	TEX	L,5-9	GS	22	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	80 (4)	Jul 5	LAA		BAL	W,9-6	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 10	LAA		NYY	W,10-6	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	88 (3)	Jul 17	LAA	@	OAK	L,3-7	GS	29	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 22	LAA	@	KCR	W,9-6	GS	28	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 27	LAA		CLE	L,6-8	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	102 (3)	Aug 1	LAA	@	MIN	W,11-6	GS	28	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
23	107 (4)	Aug 7	LAA		TEX	L,6-11	GS	12	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	125 (17)	Aug 26	LAA		DET	W,4-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	130 (4)	Aug 31	LAA	@	SEA	W,10-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	135 (4)	Sep 6	LAA	@	KCR	W,7-2	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	140 (4)	Sep 11	LAA		CHW	W,7-1	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
28	145 (4)	Sep 16	LAA	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS	27	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	150 (4)	Sep 21	LAA		NYY	W,5-2	GS	31	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
30	155 (4)	Sep 27	LAA		OAK	W,7-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
31	162 (6)	Oct 4	LAA	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							31gm		186.0	7	24	1	32	3