Joe
Saunders
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, VA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2005   
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
2005 24 CIN NL 13 13 .500 37 37 1 1 0 197.0 181 100 35 79 199 4.57 .239 .311 .421 .731 10.8
1 Years Sim 13 13 .500 37 37 1 1 0 197.0 181 100 35 79 199 4.57 .239 .311 .421 .731 10.8
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
2005 24 CIN NL 37 65 5 6 1 0 1 9 0 0 4 30 .092 .145 .154 .299 -0.6 0.0
1 Years Sim 37 65 5 6 1 0 1 9 0 0 4 30 .092 .145 .154 .299 -0.6 0.0
162 Game Average 284 21 26 4 0 4 39 0 0 17 131 .092 .145 .154 .299 -2.8  
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    
2005 24 CIN NL P 37 37 197.0 12 24 1 1 .973 1.64    
Career Totals   37 37 197.0 12 24 1 1 .973 1.64    
Career Highs   37 37 197.0 12 24 1 1 .973 1.64    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Started
2005-10-37
Complete Games
2005-7-1
Shutouts
2005-2-1
Homeruns Allowed
2005-7-35
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Chuck Finley (990)
  2. Bill Lee (978)
  3. Steve Kline (975)
  4. Noah Lowry (973)
  5. Cory Lidle (973)
  6. Stan Fansler (973)
  7. Brad Havens (967)
  8. Justin Kaye (966)
  9. Mark Lukasiewicz (965)
  10. Bill Butler (965)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 45th overall pick, by Boston in 2005
Traded from Boston to Cincinnati on 3/2/2005 (Going to BOS: P Jose Lima. Going to CIN: P Joe Saunders)
Earned first career win on 4/13/2005
Pitched NO-HITTER against Las Vegas on 4/13/2005, striking out 9
Had first career hit on 4/24/2005, off Casey Fossum (SFG)
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 10/5/2005, off Kevin Rogers (STL)