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Bret
Saberhagen		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 11, 1964 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO HEIGH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 20 TOR AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1985 21 TOR AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1986 22 TOR AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1987 23 TOR AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 9 9 9 6 7 6
1988 24 TOR AL $ 3,057,143 9 5 6 5 9 10 9 6 7 7
1989 25 TOR AL $ 4,421,429 9 5 6 6 9 10 10 7 7 7
1990 26 TOR AL $ 4,300,000 9 5 6 5 9 10 9 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,421,429 9 5 6 6 9 10 10 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
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 TOR AL 11 11 .500 29 29 8 1 0 241.7 281 93 11 49 106 3.46 .295 .328 .399 .728 18.2
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 47 13 0 10 37 2.56 .266 .305 .316 .621  
1985 21 TOR AL 17 14 .548 36 36 15 0 0 287.0 307 116 17 57 118 3.64 .271 .309 .390 .699 18.3
1986 22 TOR AL 15 16 .484 35 35 20 5 0 275.7 246 96 18 46 144 3.13 .234 .269 .351 .620 22.2
1987 23 TOR AL 9 19 .321 35 35 5 1 0 236.0 249 108 28 39 125 4.12 .268 .298 .431 .729 9.6
1988 24 TOR AL 13 10 .565 31 31 5 2 0 218.7 206 79 22 35 145 3.25 .240 .271 .385 .656 16.0
1989 25 TOR AL 13 12 .520 43 32 4 2 0 252.3 252 98 21 40 173 3.50 .257 .286 .396 .682 15.9
1990 26 TOR AL 16 7 .696 35 35 2 0 0 229.0 253 106 19 31 153 4.17 .274 .299 .428 .727 14.0
7 Years Sim 94 89 .514 244 233 59 11 0 1740.3 1794 696 136 297 964 3.60 .263 .295 .396 .691 114.2
1 Years AAA 2 2 .500 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 47 13 0 10 37 2.56 .266 .305 .316 .621  
Season Average 13 12 .520 34 33 8 1 0 248.6 256 99 19 42 137 3.60 .263 .295 .396 .691  
Career Highs 17 19 .696 43 36 20 5 0 287.0 307 116 28 57 173 4.17 .295 .328 .431 .729  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   741 305 61 117 502   .245 .273 .375 .648
vs LH   1053 391 75 180 462   .277 .310 .413 .723
Home 42 39 .519 112 107 24 6 0 802.0 810 322 57 150 437 3.61 .257 .291 .385 .676
Away 52 50 .510 132 126 35 5 0 938.3 984 374 79 147 527 3.59 .267 .296 .406 .701
Mar/Apr 14 12 .538 34 34 7 2 0 243.0 241 103 22 39 123 3.81 .252 .281 .392 .674
May 21 13 .618 41 41 14 3 0 310.0 303 111 26 53 174 3.22 .254 .286 .400 .686
June 10 21 .323 41 41 5 1 0 296.3 324 147 25 56 159 4.46 .275 .308 .416 .724
July 15 15 .500 41 41 15 3 0 315.3 294 109 19 54 168 3.11 .244 .276 .362 .639
August 17 18 .486 42 42 11 2 0 306.3 336 125 23 44 186 3.67 .275 .300 .401 .701
Sep/Oct 17 10 .630 45 34 9 1 0 269.3 296 101 21 51 154 3.38 .276 .309 .406 .715
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 20 TOR AL P 29 29 241.7 17 42 1 2 .983 2.20    
1985 21 TOR AL P 36 36 287.0 20 67 4 4 .956 2.73    
1986 22 TOR AL P 35 35 275.7 20 38 1 2 .983 1.89    
1987 23 TOR AL P 35 35 236.0 20 39 2 5 .967 2.25    
1988 24 TOR AL P 31 31 218.7 19 34 2 2 .964 2.18    
1989 25 TOR AL P 43 32 252.3 16 43 2 2 .967 2.10    
1990 26 TOR AL P 35 35 229.0 22 43 2 2 .970 2.55    
Career Totals   244 233 1740.3 134 306 14 19 .969 2.28    
Career Highs   43 36 287.0 22 67 4 5 .983 2.73    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 24 TOR AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 8 5 2 1 5 8.44 .348 .375 .609 .984
1989 25 TOR AL 3 2 .600 5 5 2 1 0 41.0 33 11 7 4 26 2.41 .217 .237 .414 .652
1990 26 TOR AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 8 3 2 0 9 3.52 .267 .267 .467 .733
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 7 7 2 1 0 54.0 49 19 11 5 40 3.17 .239 .257 .444 .701
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1986-8-3.13
1988-8-3.25
 Wins
1985-6-17
1990-2-16
 Losses
1986-6-16
1987-2-19
 Winning Pct
1990-5-.696
 Games Started
1985-5-36
1986-5-35
1987-5-35
1990-6-35
 Complete Games
1984-9-8
1985-2-15
1986-1-20
1987-2-5
1988-4-5
1989-8-4
1990-1-2
Shutouts
1986-1-5
1987-5-1
1988-4-2
1989-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1984-10-241.7
1985-3-287.0
1986-1-275.7
1987-3-236.0
1989-1-252.3
1990-3-229.0
 Hits Allowed
1984-2-281
1985-2-307
1987-2-249
1989-2-252
1990-1-253
 Homeruns Allowed
1987-1-28
1988-8-22
 Strikeouts
1989-10-173
1990-10-153
 Walks per 9IP
1986-6-1.5
1987-5-1.5
1988-3-1.4
1989-4-1.4
1990-2-1.2
CAR-23-1.5
WHiP
1986-4-1.06
1988-4-1.10
1989-8-1.16
CAR-44-1.20
 OAVG
1986-10-.234
 OOBP
1986-3-.269
1988-4-.271
1989-8-.286
CAR-38-.295
 OSLG
1986-10-.351
 OOPS
1986-6-.620
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 77    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Paul Hartzell (932)
  5. George Pipgras (929)
  6. Garland Buckeye (929)
  7. Bruce Hurst (927)
  8. Bob Lacey (926)
  9. Virgil Jester (925)
  10. Luis Tiant (923)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Toronto in 1984
Earned first career win on 5/17/1984
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1986, winning 2 games with a 1.17 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1986, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Injured on 9/25/1986 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/31/1988 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,421,429 through salary arbitration
6/1/1989: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $4,300,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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