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Joe Saunders
Joseph Francis Saunders

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
School Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Debut August 16, 2005

Born June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, VA

Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2005 24 LAA AL   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  0    9.3   10    8    8   3    4    4   0   1    41   0   0  7.71  4.23   55 1.500
 2006 25 LAA AL   7   3  13  13   0   0   0  0   70.7   71   42   37   6   29   51   1   2   302   1   1  4.71  4.56   97 1.415
 2007 26 LAA AL   8   5  18  18   0   0   0  0  107.3  129   56   53  11   34   69   1   3   473   1   0  4.44  4.56  103 1.519
 2008 27 LAA AL  12   4  17  17   0   0   0  0  112.3   99   44   38  13   31   58   0   2   450   0   0  3.04  4.08  134 1.157
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .692  27  12  50  50   0   0   0  0  299.7  309  150  136  33   98  182   2   8  1266   2   1  4.08  4.37  107 1.358
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    18   8  34  34   0   0   0  0  203.7  210  102   92  22   66  123   1   5   860   1   0  4.08  4.37  107 1.358
 Career High     12   5  18  18   0   0   0  0  112.3  129   56   53  13   34   69   1   3   473   1   1  3.04  4.56  134 1.157

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2008 27 LAA AL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       17    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         29    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  19  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     13    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2008 27 LAA AL    3    3    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .000  .335| .000  .414| .000  .749|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons         3    3    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .000  .335| .000  .414| .000  .749|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2005 24 LAA AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.45 0.00 1.65 2 9.3 2006 25 LAA AL P 13 1 10 0 3 1.000 .957 0.85 0.41 1.40 1.57 13 70.7 2007 26 LAA AL P 18 3 14 0 0 1.000 .955 0.94 0.42 1.43 1.60 18 107.3 2008 27 LAA AL P 17 4 18 0 1 1.000 .957 1.29 0.44 1.76 1.66 17 112.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2005 24 LAA AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.45 0.00 1.65 2 9.3 2006 25 LAA AL P 13 1 10 0 3 1.000 .957 0.85 0.41 1.40 1.57 13 70.7 2007 26 LAA AL P 18 3 14 0 0 1.000 .955 0.94 0.42 1.43 1.60 18 107.3 2008 27 LAA AL P 17 4 18 0 1 1.000 .957 1.29 0.44 1.76 1.66 17 112.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 50 8 42 0 4 1.000 .956 1.00 0.43 1.50 1.62 50 299.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 50 8 42 0 4 1.000 .956 1.00 0.43 1.50 1.61 50 300
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
2008 AL-3.04-7

Wins
2008 AL-12-1

Won-Loss %
2008 AL-.750-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2008 AL-1.157-9

Adjusted ERA+
2008 AL-134-7

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 11 (1391) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1444) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2007Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$380,000
Career (may be incomplete)$380,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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