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: 11-17 / in Starts: 11-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2012 Pitching Game Log

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2012 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	162	5	Apr 11	ARI	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-7		99	7.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	1	0.00	3.24	26	102	57	19	5	7	12	5	2	0	71			0	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.474	1.42	0.34%	3.02	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
2	163	10	Apr 16	ARI		PIT	W,5-1	GS-7	W(1-0)	4	7.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	0.64	2.88	28	102	63	14	4	9	12	6	0	0	64			1	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.302	1.09	0.19%	2.43	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
3	164	15	Apr 21	ARI		ATL	L,2-3	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	6	3	2	1	5	1	0	1.29	3.24	28	92	57	15	6	15	7	2	0	0	59			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.10	0.023	.99	0.01%	0.43	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
4	165	20	Apr 27	ARI	@	MIA	W,5-0	SHO	W(2-1)	5	9.0	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0.90	3.13	29	116	73	26	3	17	6	1	4	0	83			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	3	0	0	.82	0.445	.66	0.22%	4.37	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
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
5	166	25	May 2	ARI	@	WSN	L,4-5	GS-7		4	6.1	7	3	2	2	6	0	0	1.24	2.96	26	94	59	17	10	7	12	2	1	0	53			1	2	1	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.076	1.18	-0.05%	-0.15	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a1
6	167	30	May 7	ARI		STL	L,6-9	GS-4	L(2-2)	4	3.1	9	7	6	1	2	3	0	2.50	3.93	21	67	39	7	8	5	13	3	3	0	17			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	1	.45	-0.351	.43	-0.20%	-5.60	1t start tie	4t 123 1 out d6
7	168	35	May 13	ARI		SFG	L,3-7	GS-5	L(2-3)	5	5.0	10	6	6	1	1	1	0	3.43	4.15	26	73	46	7	5	11	13	3	1	0	23			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.11	-0.426	.96	-0.22%	-3.55	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
8	169	40	May 18	ARI	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS-6		4	6.0	8	3	3	2	2	1	0	3.55	4.32	28	105	67	16	7	13	11	3	2	0	44			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.027	.66	-0.01%	0.03	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
9	170	45	May 23	ARI		LAD	W,11-4	GS-7	W(3-3)	4	6.1	7	4	4	1	7	1	0	3.79	4.22	27	107	64	20	7	7	12	3	2	0	49			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.124	.28	0.05%	-0.75	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a8
10	171	50	May 29	ARI	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-6		5	5.1	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.61	4.06	23	99	59	18	4	9	7	1	1	0	57			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.031	.89	-0.01%	0.43	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out tie
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	172	55	Jun 4	ARI		COL	L,0-4	GS-7	L(3-4)	5	6.2	11	4	3	1	3	1	0	3.65	4.11	31	101	59	17	5	11	16	3	1	0	40			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	1	1	0	.57	-0.190	.38	-0.08%	-1.17	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out d4
12	173	60	Jun 10	ARI		OAK	W,4-3	GS-6	W(4-4)	5	6.0	7	2	1	2	5	0	0	3.48	3.97	26	97	57	21	6	6	13	4	1	0	55			0	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.134	.76	0.06%	0.94	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
13	174	65	Jun 16	ARI	@	LAA	L,0-2	GS-6	L(4-5)	5	6.0	8	2	2	2	4	1	0	3.44	4.04	28	115	65	17	6	8	14	4	1	0	50			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.011	.58	-0.01%	0.79	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
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
14	175	87	Jul 14	ARI	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-6	L(4-6)	27	6.0	8	4	3	0	4	0	0	3.52	3.89	26	90	59	10	9	16	6	3	0	0	46			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	.80	-0.143	.67	-0.07%	-1.12	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
15	176	92	Jul 19	ARI	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-6		4	6.0	4	3	3	3	5	1	0	3.58	3.96	25	86	53	10	9	1	16	4	4	0	54			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.202	.77	0.10%	-0.03	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a3
16	177	97	Jul 24	ARI		COL	W,6-2	GS-7	W(5-6)	4	7.0	3	2	2	1	9	2	0	3.51	4.01	26	102	65	15	17	9	7	2	0	0	71			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	.82	0.194	.69	0.10%	1.43	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
17	178	102	Jul 29	ARI		NYM	L,1-5	GS-7	L(5-7)	4	7.0	8	4	4	3	5	0	1	3.62	3.97	33	105	61	16	8	14	10	4	1	0	47			1	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.120	.71	-0.07%	-0.57	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
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
18	179	107	Aug 4	ARI	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-7	L(5-8)	5	6.1	6	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.57	4.04	27	103	69	16	4	9	13	5	2	0	54			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.002	1.03	0.00%	0.50	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d2
19	180	112	Aug 9	ARI	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS-7	W(6-8)	4	7.0	7	3	2	0	3	0	0	3.52	3.93	29	115	77	16	9	12	14	6	3	0	56			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.12	0.009	1.03	0.01%	0.16	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a3
20	181	117	Aug 15	ARI	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-6	L(6-9)	5	6.0	7	5	5	1	5	2	0	3.70	4.04	27	92	54	13	4	5	16	8	3	0	42			0	0	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	1	.86	-0.316	.56	-0.12%	-2.21	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
21	182	122	Aug 20	ARI		MIA	L,3-12	GS-4	L(6-10)	4	3.2	12	9	9	0	2	2	0	4.22	4.19	21	69	43	11	3	9	10	7	0	0	3			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.443	.87	-0.23%	-6.36	1t start tie	4t -2- 2 out d7
				Player went from Arizona Diamondbacks to Baltimore Orioles
22	183	129	Aug 29	BAL		CHW	L,1-8	GS-6	L(6-11)	8	5.1	10	7	6	2	4	0	0	4.46	4.13	26	99	62	16	5	8	12	7	1	0	24			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	2	0	0	.68	-0.301	1.27	-0.34%	-3.38	1t start tie	6t -23 1 out d4
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
23	184	134	Sep 3	BAL	@	TOR	W,4-0	GS-7	W(7-11)	4	6.1	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.26	4.10	24	94	56	20	2	7	13	2	2	0	67			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.191	2.15	0.24%	1.96	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out a3
24	185	139	Sep 8	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	GS-6	W(8-11)	4	5.1	5	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.22	4.07	23	101	65	16	8	10	9	1	3	0	50			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.11	0.014	3.70	0.03%	0.12	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out a1
25	186	144	Sep 14	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-6	L(8-12)	5	6.0	7	3	3	2	6	1	0	4.24	4.08	26	101	62	18	7	7	11	6	0	0	50			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.05	-0.135	2.69	-0.21%	-0.18	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
26	187	149	Sep 19	BAL	@	SEA	W,3-1	GS-8		4	8.0	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	4.08	4.09	28	98	61	17	4	12	14	3	2	0	70			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.383	2.79	0.57%	2.64	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
27	188	155	Sep 25	BAL		TOR	L,0-4	GS-7	L(8-13)	5	6.1	11	4	3	0	2	0	0	4.09	4.03	29	94	62	16	8	13	14	9	1	0	39			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	.89	-0.055	2.08	-0.08%	-0.65	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d3
28	189	159	Sep 30	BAL		BOS	W,6-3	GS-8	W(9-13)	4	7.1	8	3	3	0	5	2	0	4.07	4.08	28	90	64	16	8	8	15	6	0	0	55			0	1	0	28	3	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.178	2.26	0.38%	0.78	1t start tie	8t --- 1 out a3
							11-17		W-L:9-13	4.5	174.2	195	88	79	39	112	21	2	4.07	4.08	745	2709	62%	16%	7%	0.81		19%	7%	0	50		---%	4	6	2	694	38	3	2	11	3	7	.91	0.046	1.19	0.59%	-5.68

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