Kevin
Saucier
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 201
 
Born: August 9, 1956 in Usa, FL, PENSACOLA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 21 COL NL   6 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1979 22 COL NL   6 4 4 4 4 3 3 8 8 8
1980 23 COL NL   6 4 4 4 4 3 3 9 9 9
1981 24 COL NL   6 4 4 4 4 3 3 9 9 9
1982 25 COL NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 9 9
1983 26 COL NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 9 9 9
1984 27 COL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1985 28 COL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1986 29 COL NL $ 997,143 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1987 30 COL NL $ 997,143 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 8 8 8
1988 31 COL NL $ 997,143 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8
1989 32 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8
1990 33 TAM AL $ 1,250,000 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 3 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
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
1978 21 AAA   13 8 .619 29 29 1 0 0 199.3 177 60 4 95 113 2.71 .241 .328 .305 .632  
1979 22 AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 0 3 3 4.50 .214 .353 .286 .639  
1980 23 AA   7 9 .438 24 24 1 0 0 163.0 160 75 7 56 123 4.14 .257 .319 .352 .671  
1981 24 AA   10 5 .667 21 19 0 0 0 131.3 105 34 1 51 101 2.33 .213 .287 .272 .559  
1982 25 COL NL 4 2 .667 29 9 0 0 1 91.0 98 43 5 40 44 4.25 .275 .353 .388 .740 4.7
1983 26 COL NL 1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 1 28.0 25 17 3 16 17 5.46 .227 .326 .364 .689 0.3
1984 27 COL NL 0 3 .000 8 0 0 0 1 10.0 8 6 0 8 2 5.40 .235 .381 .294 .675 0.0
    AAA   3 3 .500 45 0 0 0 1 58.7 62 33 2 30 61 5.06 .276 .361 .338 .699  
1985 28 COL NL 2 0 1.000 22 2 1 1 1 54.0 43 13 2 10 35 2.17 .216 .257 .291 .549 5.3
    AAA   0 2 .000 10 0 0 0 0 18.0 23 9 2 14 17 4.50 .315 .425 .438 .864  
1986 29 COL NL 3 4 .429 32 0 0 0 12 41.0 45 22 3 27 33 4.83 .276 .385 .411 .796 1.7
1987 30 COL NL 3 6 .333 48 2 0 0 2 73.3 83 40 2 29 53 4.91 .279 .344 .380 .725 2.2
1988 31 COL NL 6 3 .667 38 0 0 0 3 82.3 72 29 6 34 50 3.17 .237 .318 .322 .640 6.6
1989 32 DET AL 3 4 .429 32 0 0 0 17 35.7 37 23 5 17 24 5.80 .262 .356 .461 .817 2.6
    AAA   4 5 .444 12 12 0 0 0 76.0 59 23 7 28 71 2.72 .210 .282 .345 .627  
1990 33 AAA   1 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 0 28.0 14 8 1 18 26 2.57 .152 .291 .217 .508  
    AA   0 2 .000 16 0 0 0 1 13.3 12 12 3 8 18 8.10 .235 .339 .490 .829  
8 Years Sim 22 23 .489 226 13 1 1 38 415.3 411 193 26 181 258 4.18 .256 .336 .367 .703 23.5
6 Years AAA 21 18 .538 123 42 1 0 1 384.0 338 135 16 188 291 3.16 .238 .327 .319 .646  
3 Years AA 17 16 .515 61 43 1 0 1 307.7 277 121 11 115 242 3.54 .238 .306 .324 .630  
9 Years Minors 38 34 .528 184 85 2 0 2 691.7 615 256 27 303 533 3.33 .238 .318 .321 .639  
Season Average 2 2 .500 28 1 0 0 4 51.9 51 24 3 22 32 4.18 .256 .336 .367 .703  
Career Highs 6 6 1.000 48 9 1 1 17 91.0 98 43 6 40 53 5.80 .279 .385 .461 .817  
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   294 143 18 122 163   .267 .340 .375 .716
vs LH   117 50 8 59 95   .232 .313 .349 .662
Home 14 9 .609 111 9 1 1 15 226.3 209 99 17 85 137 3.94 .243 .311 .364 .675
Away 8 14 .364 115 4 0 0 23 189.0 202 94 9 96 121 4.48 .272 .355 .371 .726
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 45 0 0 0 11 57.0 59 27 4 28 28 4.27 .268 .351 .377 .728
May 1 2 .333 30 0 0 0 4 44.0 38 14 2 13 25 2.86 .224 .279 .306 .585
June 4 6 .400 29 8 0 0 1 80.7 92 41 4 44 45 4.58 .288 .374 .391 .764
July 3 2 .600 39 1 0 0 6 76.0 69 34 4 46 59 4.03 .240 .344 .340 .685
August 4 6 .400 48 0 0 0 10 74.7 76 38 4 21 54 4.58 .260 .310 .373 .683
Sep/Oct 6 3 .667 35 4 1 1 6 83.0 77 39 8 29 47 4.23 .245 .309 .389 .698
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 25 COL NL P 29 9 91.0 5 18 2 2 .920 2.27    
1983 26 COL NL P 17 0 28.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1984 27 COL NL P 8 0 10.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.80    
1985 28 COL NL P 22 2 54.0 4 11 0 2 1.000 2.50    
1986 29 COL NL P 32 0 41.0 3 9 1 1 .923 2.63    
1987 30 COL NL P 48 2 73.3 5 12 0 0 1.000 2.09    
1988 31 COL NL P 38 0 82.3 7 8 0 0 1.000 1.64    
1989 32 DET AL P 32 0 35.7 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.78    
Career Totals   226 13 415.3 28 71 3 6 .971 2.15    
Career Highs   48 9 91.0 7 18 2 2 1.000 2.78    
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
1986 29 COL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .182 .250 .364 .614
1988 31 COL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 12 7 1 4 7 7.88 .364 .432 .515 .948
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 11.7 14 7 1 5 10 5.40 .318 .388 .477 .865
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1989-9-17
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by Colorado in 1978
Injured on 6/13/1978 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/3/1979 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Injured on 7/13/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/13/1981 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 6/2/1982
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $997,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $997,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $997,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/10/1989 to a 4-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Injured on 4/7/1990 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1990 (Going to TAM: 3B Larry Parrish, P Kevin Saucier. Going to DET: 3B Tom O'malley)