Bret Saberhagen

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1983-2001 (1984-2001)
Proper Name
Bret William Saberhagen
Positions
P (444)
Height / Weight
6-1 / 200
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
April 11,1964   Age:  62.062
High School
Cleveland (Reseda,CA)
MLB Debut
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
sabeb001
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Father of Drew Saberhagen   [1985] World Series Champion with Kansas City Royals   [1988] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1990] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1991] Pitched 7-0 no-hitter for Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox on August 26,1991 ... Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1996] Did not play after undergoing right shoulder Surgery   [2005] Inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1984KCA381822091011.4761226.31611047.411.1181820182020251672100103.154.15.72.77750.0652.39
1985KCA32321000206.769248.750000100.031.33232323130302517131000235.10.07.4--12059.6962.91
1986KCA3025454712.3681119.36700083.316.0252523232115141160000146.19.25.91.99250.4052.84
1987KCA333315001810.6432112.636000100.045.53333333332312825150000257.00.07.8--10057.4859.91
1988KCA35359001416.4671520.429000100.025.7353535353433292390000260.20.07.4--9054.2958.20
1989KCA36351210236.793297.80600097.234.33535353534323119100000260.02.17.42.35164.6368.71
1990KCA202050059.357812.400000100.025.020202020191613740000135.00.06.7--6054.1057.40
1991KCA2828700138.6191810.643000100.025.0282827272622211480000196.10.07.0--7058.7962.18
1992NYN171512035.37598.52900188.26.715151514139982000093.04.26.22.34057.2760.60
1993NYN191940077.500811.421000100.021.1191919191918161140000139.10.07.3--6058.0061.79
1994NYN2424400144.778177.708000100.016.7242423232222211551000177.10.07.4--4061.1765.13
1995NYN,COL252530076.5381312.520000100.012.025242421211715740000153.00.06.1--6050.6451.32
1997BOS6600001.00015.167000100.00.0666620000000026.00.04.3--0041.6740.50
1998BOS3131000158.6521912.613000100.00.03131312928229000000175.00.05.6--10050.6551.84
1999BOS2222000106.625166.727000100.00.02222201917148200000119.00.05.4--7053.8655.73
2001BOS3300012.33312.333000100.00.0333322000000015.00.05.0--1044.3344.67
Tot: 399371762813167117.588222177.55611193.020.53713703663563403032641758741002,491.771.06.72.51031055.7758.56
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1984KCA38634583176204.278.322138362931509623613211238200652538.460625231816.4
1985KCA32931876250277.269.29821138181180153336190218153100692434.780934441911.9
1986KCA30652615196220.301.3371652928412012121815982112200702130.001926332816.8
1987KCA331048975305336.291.321246536532201634972716163198001903538.8921140550912.4
1988KCA3510891008334370.307.34027159494230191461618251951241101102724.55101244358615.7
1989KCA361021961254281.249.275209432103130145456132323393100651827.697837647111.0
1990KCA20561524175191.312.3401462814111011220591412442300481735.426623732212.1
1991KCA28789724219250.278.31716545973200121284123013291200631726.9810230740412.6
1992NYN17397360115124.290.312842743150601446241214200036822.224615820314.8
1993NYN19556524151175.272.3151311738115096204111314264100501734.001219624615.9
1994NYN24696665186203.267.292169134411201123771322141101200551832.730625230613.7
1995NYN,COL25658605208236.316.35916533101141301093142114151145200673044.786527836512.6
1997BOS61201044245.350.37530102201013120521013100191052.6312607219.4
1998BOS31725685216238.298.32818129662130121344222561173200762938.162628637714.3
1999BOS22480461135155.281.32312211260140792841139064100401742.502518422412.9
2001BOS364632021.313.3281901001012403111210008450.0000273016.7
Tot: 399104219733298221.286.3192452471591003120801704445852182231953614254211193131734.0552954068518013.8
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1984KCA3863458391881741.08172023902442997311.510730315119611.520736625277525240
1985KCA32931876182542451.04223319602329311115816.9701580118131459.037666926075757654
1986KCA30652615151781551.1512912543521730611217.181112041291147.926734704354808356
1987KCA331048975272962651.1222563466238637616315.55116303221915012.73935712264122114142100
1988KCA3510891008212712910.931785954726363391917115.7037112594232017811.2387561207799154161115
1989KCA361021961242503030.83168726367634533719318.904014152313131379.5367571286484126147117
1990KCA20561524151461431.028035283661951868715.51155631111101119.036429574047817466
1991KCA2878972461992150.93131552951127844913617.24318353320141449.731437747295698970
1992NYN173973602498951.035722162721251448120.40255823154666.125418342545323933
1993NYN19556524241461500.9778432935120519109316.731957361157878.036731593161697858
1994NYN24696665221811691.0793443245524119614320.553990531121710216.736533765463739782
1995NYN,COL2565860561561750.8986612842922928610015.202158424131311910.933936615362778276
1997BOS61201041518400.45251149030541411.67177011185.61071169172017
1998BOS31725685151692310.73138623148524026610013.79166040213101297.8193367057868712186
1999BOS2248046161121440.788139243221581968116.881447340146659.215431433737577675
2001BOS364631210240.4218424717201015.63173010100.03045337814
Tot: 399104219733259267228190.95188251742068193602393115171516.46261128243331208167167110.04317756810847381019117013451059
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1984KCA38634583131210061.988000364142047235.2910330.008225.00
1985KCA32931876121200060.084400514842777426.7100--14535.71
1986KCA3065261510910066.755000233262207333.182150.0015533.33
1987KCA331048975101000050.0109100284933369427.9800--15533.33
1988KCA3510891008111100078.633008781259837011531.0800--14750.00
1989KCA3610219615500035.7971156594272817225.62100.008225.00
1990KCA205615242200028.6550034312821915126.7000--9111.11
1991KCA287897247520143.899001186113922507028.0000--13646.15
1992NYN173973605500050.0541045321711243931.4500--800.00
1993NYN195565249900056.3770052223131755028.5700--8562.50
1994NYN246966658800066.7430160612522035828.5700--500.00
1995NYN,COL256586054400080.0110053443742367029.6600--11872.73
1997BOS612010444000100.000001711110452044.4400--00--
1998BOS317256854400036.4750278263632387732.3500--17529.41
1999BOS224804615500050.0550044312431554227.1000--7114.29
2001BOS364633300075.011000002021942.8600--22100.00
Tot: 39910421973311210840156.3877674644556852152332698629.6513430.771545435.06
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1984KCA386345830000000000.00------------000.000.02071801.15
1985KCA329318760000000000.00------------000.000.02802541.10
1986KCA306526150000000000.00------------000.000.02211981.12
1987KCA3310489750000000000.00------------000.000.03593521.02
1988KCA3510891008383424931340701343592855190015563.5265.0234.9549.681.918.2822.365637934.816014.73704740.78
1989KCA361021961385626141242898394520783207916813.7867.7932.2153.980.923.2920.364539338.512512.23414410.77
1990KCA205615242057135470343419528044310738773.6765.8234.1852.281.721.1021.534721438.18615.32062370.87
1991KCA28789724290218581044590267401599145711893.6864.0235.9850.281.620.3320.646530638.811214.22753240.85
1992NYN1739736014589714873061582202857515913.6766.6033.4051.578.720.9919.525515940.16015.11261600.79
1993NYN19556524186712765913561643264189467743.3668.3431.6650.781.819.0722.433318733.67513.52052340.88
1994NYN2469666524701722748554225398533132410873.5569.7230.2853.682.122.4321.644327940.19313.42642720.97
1995NYN,COL256586052239148175845418933149211509463.4066.1533.8551.482.320.2822.039424737.59414.32302780.83
1997BOS6120104462295167982180942151923.8563.8536.1546.589.321.2120.3764033.31815.029650.45
1998BOS317256852388156782145517140053811679933.2965.6234.3848.985.119.0522.542823031.711115.32273630.63
1999BOS22480461169911605393291263183868427153.5468.2831.7249.684.919.3622.729716233.87716.01472390.62
2001BOS3646323817167491950531211023.7271.8528.1550.884.320.5922.3411523.4914.111240.46
Tot: 39910421973325470169628507522422723916547913025107032.4466.6033.4051.182.220.5121.54380261125.110209.8349840950.85
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1992NYN17152200288.213.3807000000001617000000000
1993NYN191977000100.036.8804000000001919000000000
1994NYN242466000100.025.01602000000002424000000000
1995NYN,COL222266000100.027.31402000000002222000000000
1997BOS1100000100.00.01000000000011000000000
1998BOS2200000100.00.02000000000022000000000
1999BOS2200000100.00.01010000000022000000000
Tot: 8785212100297.724.750016000000008687000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1992NYN17322846.125.18831000203000040000000000--00011130.03300.007114.29000
1993NYN1958451012.172.207550101041001101000000000--02026440.010132.9710550.00000
1994NYN2470581417.200.24310400030820021010000000100.0011130412.49411.0612433.33000
1995NYN,COL225649710.125.17952001104100161000000000--00125340.08200.0012433.33000
1997BOS11100.000.00000000000000000000000000--000110.0100.0000--000
1998BOS25500.000.00000000000000000000000000--000360.01400.00200.00000
1999BOS25411.200.20001000000000000000000000--000120.0400.002150.00000
Tot: 87227190361.159.2032313011701940043030000000100.00132971410.732941.22451533.33000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1992NYN17322825971.29313191320928.1327202050.0602221043
1993NYN195845392182.636022830101017.24373011119.11111955038
1994NYN2470584821131.628233931201420.00377030120.0815658567
1995NYN,COL2256494317141.216442828301221.43810211080.0816536462
1997BOS111110--000010000.000000000--000010000
1998BOS255530--0002300240.0001100010.0101001000
1999BOS2544111.001004100240.001020000--000010010
Tot: 8722719016573431.7024712120107804921.59173217171372.73431522172192020
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1992NYN173200000--000000000000--00000060.00
1993NYN195800000--00002002002450.00012021216.67
1994NYN247000000--00002203005771.40018071741.18
1995NYN,COL225600000--000002010033100.00012031030.00
1997BOS1100000--000000000000--0000000--
1998BOS2500000--000000000000--0000000--
1999BOS2500000--000000000000--00000010.00
Tot: 8722700000--0000440600101471.4003120124626.09
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1992NYN173210475291612242251383.2572.1227.8849.074.515.3821.2142475.0618.8001481.75
1993NYN195815898601918204078592.7262.0337.9749.475.612.0325.3293560.31831.00033103.30
1994NYN247024115784511736521211033.4465.1534.8550.285.121.1621.6334767.11927.13132201.60
1995NYN,COL22561851285741212340105813.3069.1930.8156.877.122.1621.6263460.758.94225171.47
1997BOS111100001111.00100.000.00100.0100.00.00100.011100.01100.00010--
1998BOS25191275133983.8063.1636.8447.488.926.3215.82360.000.00030--
1999BOS25241594182764.8062.5037.5029.285.716.678.30360.000.000111.00
Tot: 87227732486246136701141603722963.2266.3933.6150.879.618.5821.910514764.84921.673109561.95
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%