A.J. Sager

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: March 3, 1965 in Columbus, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Toledo (Toledo, OH).

High School: Watkins Memorial HS (Pataskala, OH)

School: University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Debut: April 4, 1994 (Age 29-032d, 16,458th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1998 (Age 33-207d)
vs. TOR 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Anthony Joseph Sager

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

5.36

123

283.2

164

WHIP

1.519

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1988	23	SDP-min	A-	8	3	.727	5.11	15	15	0	2	0	0	98.2	123	67	56	3	27	1	74	4	2	3				1.520	11.2	0.3	2.5	6.8	2.74	SPO NORW
1989	24	SDP-min	A	14	9	.609	3.38	26	25	0	6	2	0	167.2	166	77	63	4	40	1	105	7	1	10				1.229	8.9	0.2	2.1	5.6	2.63	CHS SALL
1990	25	SDP-min	AA	11	12	.478	5.48	26	26	0	2	1	0	154.1	200	105	94	7	29	0	79	3	3	3				1.484	11.7	0.4	1.7	4.6	2.72	WCH TL
1991	26	SDP-min	AAA,AA	11	8	.579	4.49	28	28	0	4	2	0	174.1	196	98	87	10	36	3	92	1	1	5	733			1.331	10.1	0.5	1.9	4.7	2.56	LVG,WCH PCL,TL
1992	27	SDP-min	AAA	1	7	.125	7.95	30	3	7	0	0	1	60.0	89	57	53	8	17	3	40	1	2	3	282			1.767	13.4	1.2	2.6	6.0	2.35	LVG PCL
1993	28	SDP-min	AAA,AA	11	8	.579	3.47	32	22	3	4	2	1	163.1	160	79	63	12	34	1	107	6	2	6	677			1.188	8.8	0.7	1.9	5.9	3.15	LVG,WCH PCL,TL
1994	29	SDP-min	AAA	1	4	.200	4.43	23	2	13	0	0	5	40.2	57	24	20	3	8	3	23	1	0	1	180			1.598	12.6	0.7	1.8	5.1	2.88	LVG PCL
1994	29	SDP	NL	1	4	.200	5.98	22	3	4	0	0	0	46.2	62	34	31	4	16	5	26	2	0	0	217	70	4.29	1.671	12.0	0.8	3.1	5.0	1.63
1995	30	COL-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.50	23	22	0	1	1	0	133.2	153	61	52	14	23	1	80	2	0	0	564			1.317	10.3	0.9	1.5	5.4	3.48	CSP PCL
1995	30	COL	NL	0	0		7.36	10	0	2	0	0	0	14.2	19	16	12	1	7	1	10	0	0	0	70	74	4.06	1.773	11.7	0.6	4.3	6.1	1.43
1996	31	DET-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	2.63	18	2	6	0	0	0	37.2	38	14	11	5	3	0	24	1	1	0	149			1.088	9.1	1.2	0.7	5.7	8.00	TOL IL
1996	31	DET	AL	4	5	.444	5.01	22	9	1	0	0	0	79.0	91	46	44	10	29	2	52	2	0	1	347	102	4.68	1.519	10.4	1.1	3.3	5.9	1.79
1997	32	DET	AL	3	4	.429	4.18	38	1	8	0	0	3	84.0	81	43	39	10	24	6	53	1	0	0	350	110	4.29	1.250	8.7	1.1	2.6	5.7	2.21
1998	33	DET-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.00	14	0	5	0	0	1	24.0	27	8	8	1	13	1	16	0	0	0	107			1.667	10.1	0.4	4.9	6.0	1.23	TOL IL
1998	33	DET	AL	4	2	.667	6.52	31	3	7	0	0	2	59.1	79	47	43	7	23	4	23	1	0	4	274	72	5.11	1.719	12.0	1.1	3.5	3.5	1.00
1999	34	CIN-min	AAA,Rk	6	4	.600	4.67	25	8	6	0	0	0	54.0	83	46	28	5	25	1	19	1	1	0	263			2.000	13.8	0.8	4.2	3.2	0.76	INA,RDL IL,GULF
5 Yrs				12	15	.444	5.36	123	16	22	0	0	5	283.2	332	186	169	32	99	18	164	6	0	5	1258	88	4.56	1.519	10.5	1.0	3.1	5.2	1.66
162 Game Avg.				6	7	.444	5.36	60	8	11	0	0	2	139	162	91	83	16	48	9	80	3	0	2	615	88	4.56	1.519	10.5	1.0	3.1	5.2	1.66

DET (3 yrs)				11	11	.500	5.10	91	13	16	0	0	5	222.1	251	136	126	27	76	12	128	4	0	5	971	94	4.65	1.471	10.2	1.1	3.1	5.2	1.68
COL (1 yr)				0	0		7.36	10	0	2	0	0	0	14.2	19	16	12	1	7	1	10	0	0	0	70	74	4.06	1.773	11.7	0.6	4.3	6.1	1.43
SDP (1 yr)				1	4	.200	5.98	22	3	4	0	0	0	46.2	62	34	31	4	16	5	26	2	0	0	217	70	4.29	1.671	12.0	0.8	3.1	5.0	1.63

AL (3 yrs)				11	11	.500	5.10	91	13	16	0	0	5	222.1	251	136	126	27	76	12	128	4	0	5	971	94	4.65	1.471	10.2	1.1	3.1	5.2	1.68
NL (2 yrs)				1	4	.200	6.31	32	3	6	0	0	0	61.1	81	50	43	5	23	6	36	2	0	0	287	71	4.23	1.696	11.9	0.7	3.4	5.3	1.57

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