Bret Saberhagen
[edit] Biography
Born on April 11, 1964 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Bret Saberhagen (Bret William Saberhagen) played for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 16 year career. Saberhagen broke into the bigs on April 4, 1984 with the Kansas City Royals, and put up a 3.48 ERA in 157.2 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bret Saberhagen's best season was 1989, when he posted a 2.16 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 193 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 38
| 18
| 10
| 11
| 3.48
| 73
| 71
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 157.2
| 138
| 13
| 36
| 4
| 7
| 2
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 32
| 32
| 20
| 6
| 2.87
| 158
| 79
| 75
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 235.1
| 211
| 19
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 30
| 25
| 7
| 12
| 4.15
| 112
| 77
| 72
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 156
| 165
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 33
| 33
| 18
| 10
| 3.36
| 163
| 99
| 96
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 257
| 246
| 27
| 53
| 2
| 6
| 6
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 16
| 3.80
| 171
| 122
| 110
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 260.2
| 271
| 18
| 59
| 5
| 9
| 4
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 36
| 35
| 23
| 6
| 2.16
| 193
| 74
| 63
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 262.1
| 209
| 13
| 43
| 6
| 8
| 2
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| 20
| 20
| 5
| 9
| 3.27
| 87
| 52
| 49
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 146
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| 28
| 28
| 13
| 8
| 3.07
| 136
| 76
| 67
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 196.1
| 165
| 12
| 45
| 5
| 8
| 9
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| 17
| 15
| 3
| 5
| 3.50
| 81
| 39
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 97.2
| 84
| 6
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 19
| 19
| 7
| 7
| 3.29
| 93
| 55
| 51
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 139.1
| 131
| 11
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| 24
| 24
| 14
| 4
| 2.74
| 143
| 58
| 54
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 177.1
| 169
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 16
| 16
| 5
| 5
| 3.35
| 71
| 45
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 110
| 105
| 13
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 6.28
| 29
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 60
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 25
| 7
| 6
| 4.18
| 100
| 78
| 71
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 165
| 21
| 33
| 3
| 3
| 10
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 6.58
| 14
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 30
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 31
| 15
| 8
| 3.96
| 100
| 82
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 181
| 22
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 6
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 22
| 22
| 10
| 6
| 2.95
| 81
| 43
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 122
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 6.00
| 10
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 85
| 83
| 31
| 22
| 3.39
| 417
| 230
| 214
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 567.1
| 549
| 51
| 90
| 8
| 6
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 314
| 288
| 136
| 95
| 3.33
| 1298
| 806
| 738
| 64
| 14
| 1
| 1995.1
| 1903
| 167
| 381
| 26
| 47
| 38
|
| Total
|
|
| 399
| 371
| 167
| 117
| 3.34
| 1715
| 1036
| 952
| 76
| 16
| 1
| 2562.2
| 2452
| 218
| 471
| 34
| 53
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| KC
| A
| P
| 38
| 18
| 157.2
| 15
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 2
| .974
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 235.1
| 22
| 38
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 3
| .968
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| P
| 30
| 25
| 156
| 14
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 2
| .952
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 257
| 21
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 2
| .965
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 260.2
| 15
| 34
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 5
| .942
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| P
| 36
| 35
| 262.1
| 21
| 36
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 3
| .934
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 135
| 16
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| .978
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| P
| 28
| 28
| 196.1
| 17
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 9
| 4
| .959
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| P
| 17
| 15
| 97.2
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| P
| 19
| 19
| 139.1
| 14
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 1
| .957
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| P
| 24
| 24
| 177.1
| 13
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 3
| .959
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| P
| 16
| 16
| 110
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| P
| 9
| 9
| 43
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .909
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| P
| 25
| 25
| 153
| 8
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 4
| .977
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| P
| 6
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .750
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 175
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| .971
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 119
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| P
| 3
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 399
| 371
| 2562.2
| 203
| 415
| 24
| 26
| 0
| 11
| 115
| 87
| 39
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| 17
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .107
| .138
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .133
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| 24
| 58
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .172
| .226
| .207
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 16
| 35
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .114
| .139
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .133
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 49
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .102
| .137
| .122
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 85
| 180
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 1
| .128
| .182
| .150
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 45
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 318
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .091
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 403
| 190
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 1
| .121
| .177
| .142
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 49
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed July 26, 1982).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Bill Pecota to New York Mets in exchange for Kevin McReynolds, Gregg Jefferies and Keith Miller (December 11, 1991).
- Traded by New York Mets with a player to be named later to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch (July 31, 1995); Colorado Rockies received David Swanson (August 4, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1996).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 9, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1997).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 17, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
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