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

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.4

ERA

4.37

235

229

1387.1

792

WHIP

1.421

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Team Record in Appearances: 20-11 / in Starts: 20-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2009 Pitching Game Log

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2009 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	65	1	Apr 6	LAA		OAK	W,3-0	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	6.2	3	0	0	2	2	0	1	0.00	3.85	25	93	56	15	6	10	10	1	4	0	68			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.18	0.371	1.41	0.26%	3.65	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out a3
2	66	5	Apr 11	LAA		BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	7	4	4	3	2	2	0	2.63	5.73	28	91	53	17	2	9	14	2	1	0	46			1	1	1	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.18	-0.191	1.13	-0.11%	-0.24	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
3	67	9	Apr 16	LAA	@	SEA	W,5-1	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	7.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	1	2.18	4.84	25	91	53	10	9	14	6	0	4	0	69			0	0	0	23	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.03	0.198	1.20	0.14%	2.57	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
4	68	14	Apr 22	LAA		DET	L,10-12	GS-5		5	5.0	7	5	5	2	1	1	0	3.51	5.16	23	84	49	9	4	8	12	2	2	0	32			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.256	.95	-0.14%	-2.32	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
5	69	19	Apr 28	LAA	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-6	W(3-1)	5	6.0	10	4	2	1	1	0	0	3.41	4.80	29	89	56	18	1	11	16	7	1	0	40			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.27	-0.052	1.07	-0.03%	-0.71	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	70	24	May 4	LAA	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS-7	W(4-1)	5	6.2	6	2	2	1	7	1	1	3.29	4.64	28	110	70	18	9	9	10	2	3	0	60			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.223	.90	0.13%	1.61	1b start tie	7b --- 2 out a3
7	71	29	May 9	LAA		KCR	W,1-0	SHO	W(5-1)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.66	4.15	32	101	68	12	13	16	9	0	2	0	82			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.74	0.769	1.96	0.52%	4.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
8	72	34	May 15	LAA	@	TEX	L,8-10	GS-6	L(5-2)	5	5.1	8	7	7	2	4	3	0	3.59	4.75	28	84	53	15	7	11	11	2	1	0	26			1	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	1	2	.39	-0.290	.61	-0.27%	-3.91	1b start tie	6b --- 1 out d5
9	73	40	May 21	LAA	@	SEA	W,3-0	GS-7	W(6-2)	5	7.0	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	3.17	4.61	26	101	61	19	6	9	11	4	6	0	69			2	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.449	1.79	0.36%	3.57	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a2
10	74	45	May 26	LAA		CHW	L,2-4	GS-7	L(6-3)	4	6.2	7	3	3	3	4	2	0	3.26	4.86	28	114	68	20	9	8	13	1	0	0	49			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.16	0.002	1.43	0.00%	0.65	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	75	50	Jun 2	LAA	@	TOR	L,4-6	GS-6	L(6-4)	6	5.1	9	6	6	0	4	1	0	3.77	4.80	26	92	64	19	7	9	13	8	2	0	30			1	0	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	1	.58	-0.161	.71	-0.12%	-3.31	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d6
12	76	55	Jun 7	LAA	@	DET	L,6-9	GS-6		4	6.0	7	4	4	5	5	0	0	3.94	4.73	30	112	67	19	10	7	13	8	2	0	42			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.063	1.71	-0.05%	-0.71	1b start a 3	6b 3 out tie
13	77	60	Jun 13	LAA		SDP	W,9-1	GS-9	W(7-4)	5	8.1	7	1	1	1	5	1	0	3.66	4.64	33	113	73	21	10	12	15	1	1	0	69			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	2	0	2	.51	0.233	.59	0.16%	2.88	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a8
14	78	65	Jun 19	LAA		LAD	W,5-4	GS-7		5	6.1	6	4	4	3	4	2	1	3.80	4.86	28	102	63	19	9	11	9	2	2	0	46			0	1	1	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.124	1.48	-0.10%	-0.53	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out tie
15	79	70	Jun 24	LAA		COL	W,11-3	GS-7	W(8-4)	4	6.0	4	1	1	1	6	1	0	3.66	4.80	23	103	68	13	10	7	9	3	0	0	65			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.139	.73	0.12%	1.83	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a8
16	80	75	Jun 30	LAA	@	TEX	L,5-9	GS-4	L(8-5)	5	3.2	6	8	8	5	2	4	1	4.24	5.38	22	100	61	12	4	5	9	4	0	0	14			2	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.433	1.92	-0.52%	-5.00	1b start tie	4b 1-- 2 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	81	80	Jul 5	LAA		BAL	W,9-6	GS-6		4	5.1	7	6	5	3	2	2	0	4.44	5.56	27	111	64	16	3	10	12	2	2	0	31			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	2	.94	-0.419	1.46	-0.39%	-3.49	1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out d1
18	82	84	Jul 10	LAA		NYY	W,10-6	GS-5		4	5.0	9	5	5	2	3	1	0	4.65	5.56	26	106	60	18	5	10	11	4	1	0	30			0	0	0	24	3	0	1	0	0	0	.71	-0.243	1.17	-0.24%	-2.32	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
19	83	88	Jul 17	LAA	@	OAK	L,3-7	GS-7	L(8-6)	6	6.0	6	5	4	6	2	1	0	4.72	5.67	29	95	52	17	5	8	13	6	2	0	38			4	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.222	1.92	-0.22%	-1.20	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out d1
20	84	93	Jul 22	LAA	@	KCR	W,9-6	GS-6		4	5.2	9	6	6	2	2	0	0	4.94	5.56	28	109	68	13	6	16	8	5	1	0	27			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.319	1.60	-0.29%	-3.09	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out d4
21	85	98	Jul 27	LAA		CLE	L,6-8	GS-5		4	5.0	10	4	4	2	2	0	0	5.02	5.48	24	79	42	9	4	11	9	4	1	0	31			1	1	0	22	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.30	-0.158	1.87	-0.14%	-1.32	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	86	102	Aug 1	LAA	@	MIN	W,11-6	GS-6	W(9-6)	4	6.0	9	4	4	1	2	0	0	5.07	5.37	28	103	62	19	2	16	9	4	2	0	39			1	0	0	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.102	1.28	-0.08%	-0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out a7
23	87	107	Aug 7	LAA		TEX	L,6-11	GS-2	L(9-7)	5	1.2	5	5	5	1	0	2	1	5.33	5.58	12	48	25	7	3	3	7	3	1	0	24			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.357	1.39	-0.36%	-4.38	1t start tie	2t 12- 2 out d4
24	88	125	Aug 26	LAA		DET	W,4-2	GS-5	W(10-7)	18	5.0	4	2	2	2	6	1	0	5.27	5.54	19	89	52	12	11	3	8	2	0	0	55			1	1	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.92	0.119	1.09	0.09%	0.69	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
25	89	130	Aug 31	LAA	@	SEA	W,10-0	GS-7	W(11-7)	4	7.0	3	0	0	3	4	0	0	5.02	5.43	26	98	57	20	7	9	10	3	1	0	72			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.54	0.201	.56	0.13%	3.57	1b start tie	7b 3 out a10
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	90	135	Sep 6	LAA	@	KCR	W,7-2	GS-6	W(12-7)	5	5.1	10	2	2	1	2	1	0	4.97	5.43	25	103	69	19	1	12	10	6	1	0	41			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	.75	0.065	.71	0.04%	0.22	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a5
27	91	140	Sep 11	LAA		CHW	W,7-1	GS-7	W(13-7)	4	7.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	4.81	5.39	24	101	60	17	6	6	14	1	3	0	69			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.261	.67	0.13%	2.76	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
28	92	145	Sep 16	LAA	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS-6		4	5.2	8	5	2	3	5	0	0	4.75	5.31	27	106	58	23	4	13	6	3	2	0	41			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.71	-0.343	.99	-0.12%	-2.06	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d2
29	93	150	Sep 21	LAA		NYY	W,5-2	GS-9	W(14-7)	4	8.1	7	2	2	0	3	2	0	4.63	5.31	31	108	70	19	7	14	14	4	2	0	64			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.05	0.329	.10	0.02%	2.28	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out a3
30	94	155	Sep 27	LAA		OAK	W,7-4	GS-7	W(15-7)	5	6.0	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.62	5.22	25	89	52	16	4	10	11	3	0	0	48			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.111	.36	-0.03%	-1.13	1t start tie	7t 1-3 0 out a2
31	95	162	Oct 4	LAA	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS-5	W(16-7)	6	5.0	6	2	2	2	3	0	0	4.60	5.17	20	84	54	14	4	7	8	4	0	0	48			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.02	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.66	1b start tie	5b 3 out a2
							20-11		W-L:16-7	4.6	186.0	202	102	95	64	101	29	6	4.60	5.17	805	3009	61%	16%	6%	0.92		16%	8%	0	47		---%	18	7	2	725	32	4	2	27	4	9	1.01	-0.427	1.14	-1.12%	-4.75

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