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.

2011 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2011 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 4	ARI	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	8 (4)	Apr 10	ARI		CIN	W,10-8	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	13 (4)	Apr 16	ARI		SFG	L,3-5	GS	28	6.2	1	1	0	2	0
4	18 (4)	Apr 22	ARI	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS	21	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	23 (4)	Apr 27	ARI		PHI	L,4-8	GS	27	5.2	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (4)	May 3	ARI		COL	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	33 (4)	May 8	ARI	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	37 (3)	May 13	ARI	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	29	6.2	1	0	0	1	0
9	42 (4)	May 18	ARI		ATL	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
10	48 (5)	May 24 (2)	ARI	@	COL	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
11	54 (5)	May 30	ARI		FLA	W,15-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	59 (4)	Jun 4	ARI		WSN	W,2-0	GS	26	7.0	0	4	0	4	0
13	64 (4)	Jun 10	ARI	@	FLA	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
14	69 (4)	Jun 15	ARI		SFG	L,2-5	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
15	74 (4)	Jun 21	ARI	@	KCR	W,7-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
16	79 (4)	Jun 26	ARI	@	DET	L,3-8	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	84 (4)	Jul 2	ARI	@	OAK	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	1
18	89 (4)	Jul 7	ARI	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	93 (3)	Jul 15	ARI		LAD	L,4-6	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	98 (4)	Jul 20	ARI		MIL	L,2-5	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
21	103 (4)	Jul 26	ARI	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
22	108 (4)	Jul 31	ARI	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS	30	7.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	113 (4)	Aug 6	ARI		LAD	L,3-5	GS	24	5.1	1	1	0	2	0
24	118 (4)	Aug 11	ARI		HOU	W,8-5	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
25	123 (4)	Aug 17	ARI	@	PHI	L,2-9	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
26	128 (4)	Aug 22	ARI	@	WSN	L,1-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	133 (4)	Aug 27	ARI		SDP	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	138 (4)	Sep 2	ARI	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0
29	143 (4)	Sep 7	ARI	@	COL	W,5-3	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
30	148 (4)	Sep 12	ARI	@	LAD	W,7-2	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
31	153 (4)	Sep 18	ARI	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0
32	157 (3)	Sep 23	ARI		SFG	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
33	162 (4)	Sep 28	ARI		LAD	L,5-7	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
							33gm		212.0	13	36	0	49	2