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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-10 / in Starts: 4-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (10-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
M Montero	1

Most Driven In By
K Johnson	0

2010 Batting Game Log

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2010 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	3	72 (71)	Jun 20	LAA	@	CHC	L,1-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.007	.35	-0.01%	-0.11	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to Arizona Diamondbacks
2	4	102	Jul 29	ARI	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	5	107 (4)	Aug 3	ARI		WSN	W,6-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
4	6	112 (4)	Aug 8	ARI		SDP	L,1-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
5	7	117 (4)	Aug 13	ARI	@	WSN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.19	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.47	P
6	8	122 (4)	Aug 19	ARI		CIN	L,5-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
7	9	127 (4)	Aug 25	ARI	@	SDP	L,3-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
8	10	132 (4)	Aug 30	ARI		SDP	W,7-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.33	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	11	136 (3)	Sep 4	ARI		HOU	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.85	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.72	P
10	12	141 (4)	Sep 10	ARI	@	COL	L,4-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.74	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
11	13	146 (4)	Sep 15	ARI	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.98	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
12	14	151 (4)	Sep 21	ARI		COL	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.44	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
13	15	156 (4)	Sep 26	ARI		LAD	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
14	16	161 (4)	Oct 2	ARI	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9	1.30	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
							4-10		28	24	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	.083	.120	.083	.203		.75	-0.275	.01	-0.01%	-3.48

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