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: 17-16 / in Starts: 17-16

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2011 Pitching Game Log

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2011 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	129	3	Apr 4	ARI	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6.0	5	2	2	3	3	1	0	3.00	5.69	26	88	52	13	7	7	13	5	2	0	54			0	0	0	22	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.07	0.025	1.02	0.01%	0.77	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
2	130	8	Apr 10	ARI		CIN	W,10-8	GS-3		5	3.0	6	5	4	5	1	0	0	6.00	6.25	19	83	43	13	2	4	9	2	1	0	25			1	0	0	13	3	0	1	0	1	0	.91	-0.324	.84	-0.18%	-3.59	1t start tie	3t 3 out d5
3	131	13	Apr 16	ARI		SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	L(0-2)	5	6.2	12	5	5	2	2	1	0	6.32	5.83	28	97	56	12	5	13	11	6	1	0	30			0	1	1	26	2	0	0	5	0	0	1.37	-0.075	1.21	-0.04%	-0.45	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out tie
4	132	18	Apr 22	ARI	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS-7		5	6.0	2	1	1	3	4	0	0	4.98	5.10	21	104	61	23	5	3	11	4	2	0	65			0	1	1	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.290	.96	0.15%	2.27	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a1
5	133	23	Apr 27	ARI		PHI	L,4-8	GS-6	L(0-3)	4	5.2	10	6	6	1	8	2	0	5.93	5.15	27	107	69	22	15	8	10	3	1	0	32			0	1	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.323	.47	-0.17%	-3.60	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d5
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	134	28	May 3	ARI		COL	W,4-3	GS-6		5	6.0	6	3	3	3	2	1	0	5.67	5.31	25	98	54	17	3	11	9	3	0	0	47			1	0	0	21	0	1	0	2	1	0	1.08	-0.031	1.01	-0.02%	-0.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
7	135	33	May 8	ARI	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS-6	L(0-4)	4	6.0	5	4	4	3	3	1	0	5.72	5.36	26	104	63	19	6	5	15	3	1	0	46			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.186	.59	-0.11%	-1.45	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
8	136	37	May 13	ARI	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	L(0-5)	4	6.2	6	4	3	4	2	1	0	5.48	5.48	29	106	63	14	4	12	11	4	1	0	46			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	.89	-0.044	.62	-0.02%	-0.26	1b start tie	7b --3 2 out d3
9	137	42	May 18	ARI		ATL	W,5-4	GS-6		4	6.0	7	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.02	5.28	24	89	57	12	6	11	10	6	0	0	53			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.35	0.229	.97	0.10%	1.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
10	138	48	May 24(2)	ARI	@	COL	W,5-2	GS-8	W(1-5)	5	8.0	6	2	2	1	4	2	1	4.65	5.38	30	99	65	18	11	12	12	4	1	0	65			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.302	.90	0.19%	2.36	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a3
11	139	54	May 30	ARI		FLA	W,15-4	GS-6	W(2-5)	5	6.0	7	4	4	2	7	1	0	4.77	5.24	27	93	65	19	12	8	10	4	2	0	47			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.107	1.66	-0.09%	-1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
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
12	140	59	Jun 4	ARI		WSN	W,2-0	GS-7	W(3-5)	4	7.0	2	0	0	2	5	0	1	4.32	5.01	26	93	55	15	6	14	4	1	1	0	76			2	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.454	1.80	0.38%	3.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
13	141	64	Jun 10	ARI	@	FLA	L,4-6	GS-6	L(3-6)	5	6.0	10	5	5	1	3	3	0	4.56	5.32	28	103	61	17	6	9	15	6	3	0	34			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.62	-0.157	.93	-0.14%	-2.23	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
14	142	69	Jun 15	ARI		SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	L(3-7)	4	7.0	8	3	3	3	4	0	0	4.50	5.14	29	116	74	14	11	7	15	6	1	0	50			0	1	1	26	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.15	-0.053	2.22	-0.06%	0.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
15	143	74	Jun 21	ARI	@	KCR	W,7-2	GS-7	W(4-7)	5	7.0	6	2	2	3	3	1	0	4.35	5.15	29	109	67	22	4	11	12	2	1	0	57			0	1	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	.89	0.229	1.28	0.20%	1.47	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
16	144	79	Jun 26	ARI	@	DET	L,3-8	GS-7		4	7.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	0	4.14	5.01	25	103	63	12	8	3	13	3	2	0	72			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.286	1.29	0.27%	2.58	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
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	145	84	Jul 2	ARI	@	OAK	W,4-2	GS-8	W(5-7)	5	7.0	8	2	2	1	3	0	0	4.04	4.85	28	105	68	19	5	12	12	6	1	0	55			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	2	0	0	.87	0.246	1.18	0.20%	2.45	1b start a 1	8b 12- 0 out a4
18	146	89	Jul 7	ARI	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-5	W(6-7)	4	5.0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	3.86	4.86	18	78	46	14	4	8	5	2	0	0	62			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.09	0.291	1.68	0.27%	2.24	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
19	147	93	Jul 15	ARI		LAD	L,4-6	GS-6	L(6-8)	7	6.0	5	4	3	1	4	2	0	3.89	4.94	25	84	54	17	8	9	11	4	1	0	51			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	.66	-0.132	.97	-0.12%	-1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
20	148	98	Jul 20	ARI		MIL	L,2-5	GS-7		4	7.0	5	2	2	2	2	1	0	3.82	4.95	27	120	68	15	10	12	11	4	0	0	59			1	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.089	1.30	0.08%	1.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
21	149	103	Jul 26	ARI	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	W(7-8)	5	9.0	6	1	1	1	4	1	0	3.63	4.88	33	99	67	21	4	11	18	3	3	0	74			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	0	0	0	.60	0.318	.97	0.31%	2.83	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
22	150	108	Jul 31	ARI	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-8	W(8-8)	4	7.2	8	2	2	0	3	1	0	3.56	4.83	30	103	70	20	4	12	15	4	4	0	58			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	1	.89	0.258	1.48	0.26%	2.31	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a5
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
23	151	113	Aug 6	ARI		LAD	L,3-5	GS-6	L(8-9)	5	5.1	8	4	3	1	4	0	0	3.61	4.73	24	98	58	19	6	11	8	3	1	0	41			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.32	-0.205	2.52	-0.23%	-1.33	1t start tie	6t 1-3 1 out d1
24	152	118	Aug 11	ARI		HOU	W,8-5	GS-7		4	6.0	11	5	5	2	2	0	0	3.76	4.68	29	89	59	13	5	9	16	8	3	0	30			1	2	1	26	1	1	1	1	0	1	1.04	-0.201	1.89	-0.22%	-2.55	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out d4
25	153	123	Aug 17	ARI	@	PHI	L,2-9	GS-7	L(8-10)	5	6.0	5	5	5	4	3	1	0	3.91	4.74	25	100	55	18	5	9	9	1	4	0	41			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.223	1.77	-0.21%	-1.84	1b start tie	7b -2- 0 out d2
26	154	128	Aug 22	ARI	@	WSN	L,1-4	GS-6	L(8-11)	4	6.0	6	4	4	3	2	1	0	3.98	4.78	25	90	53	16	4	10	10	7	0	0	43			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	.63	-0.181	1.17	-0.20%	-1.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
27	155	133	Aug 27	ARI		SDP	W,3-1	GS-7	W(9-11)	4	7.0	4	1	0	1	3	0	0	3.82	4.69	26	87	55	14	7	15	7	0	1	0	69			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	0.321	1.75	0.30%	2.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
Sept				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
28	156	138	Sep 2	ARI	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS-6	L(9-12)	5	5.1	5	4	3	4	3	1	0	3.86	4.75	24	90	53	18	1	6	11	5	0	0	43			0	0	0	20	2	1	0	2	0	1	.92	-0.299	1.15	-0.23%	-1.93	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 1 out d2
29	157	143	Sep 7	ARI	@	COL	W,5-3	GS-6	W(10-12)	4	6.0	7	3	3	1	4	3	0	3.88	4.88	26	110	68	16	10	7	14	4	1	0	49			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.009	.57	0.00%	0.27	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
30	158	148	Sep 12	ARI	@	LAD	W,7-2	GS-7	W(11-12)	4	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.83	4.85	27	97	63	20	4	10	12	3	2	0	64			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	.69	0.127	.16	0.02%	1.08	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
31	159	153	Sep 18	ARI	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS-9	W(12-12)	5	8.2	7	1	0	2	3	0	0	3.66	4.77	34	103	64	20	1	17	12	1	1	0	69			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.287	.51	0.08%	2.28	1b start tie	9b -23 2 out a4
32	160	157	Sep 23	ARI		SFG	W,3-1	GS-7		4	7.0	9	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.58	4.77	27	83	57	11	4	17	9	3	2	0	56			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.216	.32	0.04%	2.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
33	161	162	Sep 28	ARI		LAD	L,5-7	GS-6	L(12-13)	4	6.0	9	5	5	0	2	1	1	3.69	4.78	27	89	57	11	7	10	14	6	1	0	36			1	1	0	25	1	1	0	0	1	0	.67	-0.221	.24	-0.05%	-2.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
							17-16		W-L:12-13	4.5	212.0	210	94	87	67	108	29	3	3.69	4.78	874	3217	62%	17%	6%	0.86		18%	6%	0	51		---%	9	12	4	790	35	7	4	28	5	7	.95	1.215	1.12	0.79%	9.03

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