Joe Saunders was a pitcher in MLB. Across 235 career appearances, with a 4.37 ERA and 792 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2006 | LAA | 7 | 3 | 4.71 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 70.2 | 71 | 37 | 29 | 51 | 1.42 |
| 2007 | LAA | 8 | 5 | 4.44 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 107.1 | 129 | 53 | 34 | 69 | 1.52 |
| 2008 | LAA | 17 | 7 | 3.41 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 198.0 | 187 | 75 | 53 | 103 | 1.21 |
| 2009 | LAA | 16 | 7 | 4.60 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 186.0 | 202 | 95 | 64 | 101 | 1.43 |
| 2010 | ARI | 3 | 7 | 4.25 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 82.2 | 97 | 39 | 19 | 50 | 1.40 |
| 2010 | LAA | 6 | 10 | 4.62 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 120.2 | 135 | 62 | 45 | 64 | 1.49 |
| 2011 | ARI | 12 | 13 | 3.69 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.0 | 210 | 87 | 67 | 108 | 1.31 |
| 2012 | ARI | 6 | 10 | 4.22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 130.0 | 146 | 61 | 31 | 89 | 1.36 |
| 2012 | BAL | 3 | 3 | 3.63 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 44.2 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 2013 | SEA | 11 | 16 | 5.26 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 183.0 | 232 | 107 | 61 | 107 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.10 |
| 2014 | TEX | 0 | 5 | 6.13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 39.2 | 62 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 2.07 |
| Career Totals | — | 89 | 86 | 4.37 | 235 | 229 | 0 | 1387.1 | 1533 | 674 | 439 | 792 | 1.42 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | LAA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | LAA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | LAA | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2009 | LAA | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ARI | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .087 | .125 | .087 | .212 |
| 2010 | LAA | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | ARI | 33 | 61 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .197 | .222 | .213 | .435 |
| 2012 | ARI | 21 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .086 | .154 | .086 | .240 |
| 2012 | BAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SEA | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2014 | BAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | TEX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 236 | 128 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 34 | .133 | .170 | .141 | .311 |
2008
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $380,000 |
| 2008 | $425,000 |
| 2009 | $475,000 |
| 2010 | $3,700,000 |
| 2011 | $5,500,000 |
| 2012 | $6,000,000 |
| 2013 | $6,000,000 |
Career Total: $22,480,000 (7 seasons)
Average: $3,211,429
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.