Bret Saberhagen

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1984–2001 BORN: CHICAGO HEIGHTS, USA

Cy Young ×2 All-Star ×3 Gold Glove 1989

Career

167 W · 3.34 ERA · 1715 K

2562.2 IP · 1.14 WHIP · 399 G

2001 Season

1-2 · 6.00 ERA

15.0 IP · 10 K · 1.27 WHIP

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Bret Saberhagen was a pitcher in MLB. Across 399 career appearances, with a 3.34 ERA and 1715 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1984	KC	10	11	3.48	38	18	1	157.2	138	61	36	73	1.10
1985	KC	20	6	2.87	32	32	0	235.1	211	75	38	158	1.06
1986	KC	7	12	4.15	30	25	0	156.0	165	72	29	112	1.24
1987	KC	18	10	3.36	33	33	0	257.0	246	96	53	163	1.16
1988	KC	14	16	3.80	35	35	0	260.2	271	110	59	171	1.27
1989	KC	23	6	2.16	36	35	0	262.1	209	63	43	193	0.96
1990	KC	5	9	3.27	20	20	0	135.0	146	49	28	87	1.29
1991	KC	13	8	3.07	28	28	0	196.1	165	67	45	136	1.07
1992	NYM	3	5	3.50	17	15	0	97.2	84	38	27	81	1.14
1993	NYM	7	7	3.29	19	19	0	139.1	131	51	17	93	1.06
1994	NYM	14	4	2.74	24	24	0	177.1	169	54	13	143	1.03
1995	COL	2	1	6.28	9	9	0	43.0	60	30	13	29	1.70
1995	NYM	5	5	3.35	16	16	0	110.0	105	41	20	71	1.14
1997	BOS	0	1	6.58	6	6	0	26.0	30	19	10	14	1.54
1998	BOS	15	8	3.96	31	31	0	175.0	181	77	29	100	1.20
1999	BOS	10	6	2.95	22	22	0	119.0	122	39	11	81	1.12
2001	BOS	1	2	6.00	3	3	0	15.0	19	10	0	10	1.27
Career Totals	—	167	117	3.34	399	371	1	2562.2	2452	952	471	1715	1.14

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1984	KC	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	KC	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	KC	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	KC	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	KC	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	KC	39	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	KC	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	KC	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	NYM	17	28	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.107	.138	.107	.245
1993	NYM	19	45	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	10	.111	.200	.133	.333
1994	NYM	24	58	7	10	2	0	0	1	0	4	14	.172	.226	.207	.433
1995	COL	9	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.071	.133	.071	.205
1995	NYM	16	35	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.114	.139	.143	.282
1997	BOS	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1998	BOS	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
1999	BOS	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200
2001	BOS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals	—	403	190	13	23	4	0	0	1	0	13	49	.121	.177	.142	.319

Awards & Achievements

Babe Ruth Award (1): 1985
Cy Young Award (2): 1985, 1989
Gold Glove (1): 1989
Pitcher of the Month (5): 1985, 1987, 1989, 1989, 1994
Player of the Week (4): 1985, 1989, 1989, 1991
TSN All-Star (2): 1985, 1989
TSN Comeback Player of the Year (2): 1987, 1998
TSN Pitcher of the Year (2): 1985, 1989
World Series MVP (1): 1985

All-Star Selections

1987, 1990, 1994

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$150,000
1986	$925,000
1987	$740,000
1988	$1,100,000
1989	$1,350,000
1990	$1,400,000
1991	$2,950,000
1992	$2,950,000
1993	$3,000,000
1994	$4,647,249
1995	$5,562,990
1996	$5,612,991
1997	$500,000
1998	$3,800,000
1999	$3,500,000
2000	$4,500,000
2001	$5,000,000

Career Total: $47,688,230 (17 seasons)

Average: $2,805,190

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.