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Joe Saunders 2026 Season · Tacoma Rainiers

Career: 89-86, 4.37 ERA, 792 K in 1387.1 IP.

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Joe Saunders

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P · Tacoma Rainiers (SEA)

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-8.0Career NUT

+6 to Weak

Career

4.37ERA1.42WHIP89W792K1387.1IP

L/L · 6' 3", 215 lb · b. Jun 16, 1981 · Fairfax, VA · Draft 1999 (5th Rd, #156)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2005	24	LAA	—	0	0	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	41	9.1	10	8	4	0	4	1.50
2006	25	LAA	+0.3	7	3	4.71	13	13	0	0	0	302	70.2	71	37	29	1	51	1.42
2007	26	LAA	+0.2	8	5	4.44	18	18	0	0	0	473	107.1	129	53	34	1	69	1.52
2008	27	LAA	-0.1	17	7	3.41	31	31	1	0	0	807	198.0	187	75	53	6	103	1.21
2009	28	LAA	-1.8	16	7	4.60	31	31	1	1	0	805	186.0	202	95	64	6	101	1.43
2010	29	LAA	-0.8	6	10	4.62	20	20	2	1	0	522	120.2	135	62	45	1	64	1.49
2010	29	ARI	-0.3	3	7	4.25	13	13	1	0	0	358	82.2	97	39	19	4	50	1.40
2010	29	TOT	-1.2	9	17	4.47	33	33	3	1	0	880	203.1	232	101	64	5	114	1.46
2011	30	ARI	-2.1	12	13	3.69	33	33	1	0	0	874	212.0	210	87	67	3	108	1.31
2012	31	ARI	-0.3	6	10	4.22	21	21	1	1	0	561	130.0	146	61	31	2	89	1.36
2012	31	BAL	+0.1	3	3	3.63	7	7	0	0	0	184	44.2	49	18	8	0	23	1.28
2012	31	TOT	-0.1	9	13	4.07	28	28	1	1	0	745	174.2	195	79	39	2	112	1.34
2013	32	SEA	-1.9	11	16	5.26	32	32	2	0	0	820	183.0	232	107	61	4	107	1.60
2014	33	TEX	-1.2	0	5	6.13	8	8	0	0	0	198	39.2	62	27	20	1	22	2.07
2014	33	BAL	—	0	0	13.50	6	0	0	0	3	17	3.1	3	5	4	1	1	2.10
2014	33	TOT	-1.5	0	5	6.70	14	8	0	0	3	215	43.0	65	32	24	2	23	2.07
Career	—	10 yrs	-8.0	89	86	4.37	235	229	9	3	3	5962	1387.1	1533	674	439	30	792	1.42

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Saunders's career NUT of -8

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

+0.3

+0.2

-0.1

-1.8

-1.2

-2.1

-0.1

-1.9

-1.5

Awards

2005TEX Pitcher of the Week

2006PCL Mid-Season All-Star

2008AL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2002	21	A	3	1	1.88	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	107	28.2	16	6	9	2	27	0.87
2004	23	A+	9	7	3.41	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	433	105.2	106	40	23	5	76	1.22
2004	23	AA	4	3	5.77	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	182	39.0	51	25	14	5	25	1.67
2005	24	AA	7	4	3.49	18	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	445	105.2	107	41	32	3	80	1.32
2005	24	AAA	3	3	4.58	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	244	55.0	65	28	21	1	29	1.56
2006	25	AAA	10	4	2.67	21	20	1	1	1	0	0	0	545	135.0	117	40	38	3	97	1.15
2007	26	AAA	4	7	5.11	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	367	86.1	89	49	20	1	84	1.26
2014	33	AA	0	1	5.79	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	9.1	11	6	2	1	6	1.39
2014	33	AAA	0	1	2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	12.0	15	3	5	0	8	1.67
2014	33	AAA	1	2	6.75	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	18.2	27	14	5	0	6	1.71
2014	33	AAA	0	1	1.50	10	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	51	12.0	11	2	6	0	8	1.42
2014	33	AAA	1	4	4.01	16	6	0	0	3	2	0	0	188	42.2	53	19	16	0	22	1.62
2015	34	AAA	0	3	5.73	6	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	49	11.0	11	7	4	1	12	1.36

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