Bret
Saberhagen
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 11, 1964 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO HEIGH
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1984 20 CLE AL 8 19 .296 32 32 7 1 0 221.7 247 112 23 63 105 4.55 .283 .332 .443 .775 6.3
1985 21 CLE AL 10 17 .370 35 35 8 1 0 255.7 258 114 32 55 122 4.01 .260 .297 .435 .732 8.9
1986 22 CLE AL 11 20 .355 35 35 5 0 0 254.0 263 110 28 48 155 3.90 .260 .295 .401 .695 9.7
1987 23 CIN NL 16 11 .593 37 37 6 4 0 251.0 210 96 19 38 195 3.44 .226 .255 .352 .607 12.5
1988 24 CIN NL 6 6 .500 19 19 1 0 0 128.7 123 55 19 22 131 3.85 .249 .282 .439 .721 6.1
5 Years Sim 51 73 .411 158 158 27 6 0 1111.0 1101 487 121 226 708 3.95 .256 .293 .411 .704 43.5
Season Average 10 14 .417 31 31 5 1 0 222.2 220 97 24 45 141 3.95 .256 .293 .411 .704  
Career Highs 16 20 .593 37 37 8 4 0 255.7 263 114 32 63 195 4.55 .283 .332 .443 .775  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1987 23 CIN NL 37 81 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 26 .037 .103 .037 .140 -3.5 0.0
1988 24 CIN NL 19 47 3 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 14 .106 .106 .191 .298 -0.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 56 128 7 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 40 .063 .104 .094 .198 -3.7 0.0
162 Game Average 370 20 23 2 0 2 14 0 0 17 115 .063 .104 .094 .198 -10.6  
Career Highs 37 81 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 6 26 .106 .106 .191 .298 -0.2  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 20 CLE AL P 32 32 221.7 19 41 3 4 .952 2.44    
1985 21 CLE AL P 35 35 255.7 15 55 4 6 .946 2.46    
1986 22 CLE AL P 35 35 254.0 12 57 7 2 .908 2.44    
1987 23 CIN NL P 37 37 251.0 13 47 2 3 .968 2.15    
1988 24 CIN NL P 19 19 128.7 9 21 1 2 .968 2.10    
Career Totals   158 158 1111.0 68 221 17 17 .944 2.34    
Career Highs   37 37 255.7 19 57 7 6 .968 2.46    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1987-8-16
Losses
1984-1-19
1985-5-17
1986-2-20
Games Started
1987-10-37
Complete Games
1984-7-7
1985-3-8
1986-10-5
1987-2-6
Shutouts
1987-1-4
Innings Pitched
1985-7-255.7
1986-10-254.0
1987-4-251.0
Hits Allowed
1984-6-247
1985-4-258
1986-7-263
Homeruns Allowed
1984-7-23
1985-1-32
1986-3-28
Strikeouts
1987-7-195
Walks per 9IP
1987-6-1.4
CAR-39-1.8
Hits per 9IP
1987-8-7.5
WHiP
1987-4-0.99
OAVG
1987-8-.226
OOBP
1987-4-.255
CAR-47-.293
OOPS
1987-9-.607
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Bob Galasso (981)
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  4. Randy Martz (955)
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  6. Dick Ruthven (948)
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  8. Mike Scott (940)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1984
Earned first career win on 4/29/1984
Traded from Cleveland to Cincinnati on 3/2/1987 (Going to CLE: P D. Stieb, C B. Wynegar. Going to CIN: P B. Saberhagen, RF J. Canseco)
Had first career hit on 5/11/1987, off Brad Lesley (SFG)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1987, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1987, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 5/26/1988, off Kevin Brown (HOU)
Injured on 6/30/1988 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for entire career