Bret Saberhagen
Bret William Saberhagen
Born: April 11, 1964
Chicago Heights, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 160
Career: 1984-2001
Draft: Round 19 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Cleveland HS (Northridge, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Bret Saberhagen compiled a career record of 167 wins and 117 losses in his 403-game career with the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.48 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157.7 | 138 | 71 | 61 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 634 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.87 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 235.3 | 211 | 79 | 75 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 158 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 931 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.15 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 156.0 | 165 | 77 | 72 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 652 |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.36 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 257.0 | 246 | 99 | 96 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 163 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1048 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 14 | 16 | .467 | 3.80 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 260.7 | 271 | 122 | 110 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 171 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1089 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 6 | .793 | 2.16 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 262.3 | 209 | 74 | 63 | 13 | 43 | 6 | 193 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1021 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.27 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 146 | 52 | 49 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 561 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.07 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 196.3 | 165 | 76 | 67 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 136 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 789 |
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.50 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97.7 | 84 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 397 |
| 1993 | NL | New York Mets | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.29 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 139.3 | 131 | 55 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 556 |
| 1994 | NL | New York Mets | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2.74 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.3 | 169 | 58 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 696 |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.35 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110.0 | 105 | 45 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 452 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 60 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 206 |
| 1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.96 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.0 | 181 | 82 | 77 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 725 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.95 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.0 | 122 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 480 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Totals | 167 | 117 | .588 | 3.34 | 399 | 371 | 13 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 2562.7 | 2452 | 1036 | 952 | 218 | 471 | 34 | 1715 | 59 | 12 | 53 | 10421 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | 17 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .107 | .138 | .107 | .245 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | New York Mets | 19 | 58 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .111 | .200 | .133 | .333 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | New York Mets | 24 | 70 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .172 | .226 | .207 | .433 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | 16 | 41 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .114 | .139 | .143 | .282 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 9 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 403 | 227 | 190 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 49 | .121 | .177 | .142 | .319 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 38 | 18 | 157.7 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .974 | 2.112 | .974 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 32 | 32 | 235.3 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .968 | 2.295 | 1.875 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 30 | 25 | 156.0 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .952 | 2.308 | 1.333 |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 33 | 33 | 257.0 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 5 | .965 | 1.926 | 1.667 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 35 | 35 | 260.7 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 3 | .942 | 1.692 | 1.400 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 36 | 35 | 262.3 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 1 | .934 | 1.956 | 1.583 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 20 | 20 | 135.0 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 2.933 | 2.200 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 28 | 28 | 196.3 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .959 | 2.154 | 1.679 |
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | P | 17 | 15 | 97.7 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.041 | 1.941 |
| 1993 | NL | New York Mets | P | 19 | 19 | 139.3 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 2.842 | 2.316 |
| 1994 | NL | New York Mets | P | 24 | 24 | 177.3 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .959 | 2.385 | 1.958 |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | P | 16 | 16 | 110.0 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.618 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | P | 9 | 9 | 43.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.093 | 1.111 |
| 1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 6 | 6 | 26.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.038 | .500 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 31 | 31 | 175.0 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.697 | 1.065 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 22 | 119.0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.739 | 1.045 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.400 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 399 | 371 | 2562.7 | 203 | 415 | 24 | 26 | .963 | 2.170 | 1.549 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.67 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.682 | 1.500 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 2 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 54.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1.333 | .800 |
Awards
1985 - AL TSN All-Star RHP
1985 - AL Babe Ruth Award P
1985 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1985 - AL Cy Young Award
1989 - AL TSN All-Star RHP
1989 - AL Cy Young Award
1989 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1989 - AL Gold Glove P
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