1981
Born June 16, 1981
Falls Church, VA, USA
Joe Saunders Notable
b. June 16, 1981 · Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2005–2010, Arizona Diamondbacks 2010–2012, Baltimore Orioles 2012, 2014, Seattle Mariners 2013, Texas Rangers 2014
Joe Saunders played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2014.
He went 89 and 86 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 1,387 innings in 235 games. He struck out 792 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 236 games he batted .133, with 17 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 double and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 2008.
He was born in Falls Church, VA, USA on June 16, 1981. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2008 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | LAA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | LAA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | LAA | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | LAA | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | ARI/LAA | 33 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .083 |
| 2011 | ARI | 33 | 61 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .197 |
| 2012 | ARI/BAL | 28 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .086 |
| 2013 | SEA | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | BAL/TEX | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 236 | 128 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 1 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7.71 |
| 2006 | LAA | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 70.2 | 71 | 37 | 29 | 51 | 4.71 |
| 2007 | LAA | 8 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 107.1 | 129 | 53 | 34 | 69 | 4.44 |
| 2008 | LAA | 17 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 198.0 | 187 | 75 | 53 | 103 | 3.41 |
| 2009 | LAA | 16 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 186.0 | 202 | 95 | 64 | 101 | 4.60 |
| 2010 | ARI/LAA | 9 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 203.1 | 232 | 101 | 64 | 114 | 4.47 |
| 2011 | ARI | 12 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.0 | 210 | 87 | 67 | 108 | 3.69 |
| 2012 | ARI/BAL | 9 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 174.2 | 195 | 79 | 39 | 112 | 4.07 |
| 2013 | SEA | 11 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 183.0 | 232 | 107 | 61 | 107 | 5.26 |
| 2014 | BAL/TEX | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 43.0 | 65 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 6.70 |
| Career | — | 89 | 86 | 235 | 229 | 0 | 1387.1 | 1533 | 674 | 439 | 792 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Joe Saunders
Joe Saunders made a major-league debut on August 16, 2005.
2014
Final major-league game: Joe Saunders
Joe Saunders played a final major-league game on September 26, 2014.