Chris Saunders
Christopher Dean Saunders
Born: July 19, 1970
Harbor City, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 7 (1992 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Fresno City College
Career: 1992-2003
Chris Saunders compiled a career batting average of .271 with 89 home runs and 642 RBI in his 1227-game career with the Pittsfield Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides, Ottawa Lynx, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville RiverBats, Birmingham Barons and Charlotte Knights. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
 Pittsfield Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Ottawa Lynx |
 Chattanooga Lookouts |
 Louisville RiverBats |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Charlotte Knights |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 72 | 295 | 254 | 34 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 50 | .252 | .337 | .335 | .671 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 123 | 502 | 456 | 45 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 89 | .252 | .311 | .327 | .638 | 149 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 132 | 555 | 499 | 68 | 134 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 96 | .269 | .327 | .387 | .714 | 193 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 16 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .232 | .338 | .482 | .821 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 122 | 503 | 441 | 58 | 114 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 98 | .259 | .329 | .385 | .715 | 170 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 141 | 604 | 510 | 82 | 152 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 105 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 88 | .298 | .387 | .463 | .850 | 236 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 68 | 215 | 173 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | .249 | .385 | .301 | .686 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 30 | 129 | 111 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | .324 | .388 | .523 | .910 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 131 | 536 | 478 | 58 | 131 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 98 | .274 | .343 | .393 | .737 | 188 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 58 | 255 | 216 | 31 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 42 | .315 | .400 | .481 | .881 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 61 | 233 | 200 | 30 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 53 | .350 | .433 | .570 | 1.003 | 114 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 26 | 76 | 69 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .174 | .227 | .217 | .444 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 12 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .205 | .311 | .385 | .696 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 118 | 517 | 442 | 74 | 130 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 85 | .294 | .383 | .437 | .820 | 193 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 19 | 74 | 67 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .239 | .297 | .269 | .566 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 81 | 305 | 285 | 23 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 70 | .218 | .264 | .326 | .590 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 17 | 58 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .191 | .345 | .191 | .536 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1227 | 4967 | 4343 | 574 | 1177 | 235 | 20 | 89 | 642 | 38 | 39 | 503 | 885 | .271 | .348 | .396 | .744 | 1719 | 96 | 45 | 16 | 60 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 3B | 72 | 56 | 130 | 16 | 7 | .921 | 2.583 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 3B | 123 | 65 | 259 | 30 | 22 | .915 | 2.634 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 130 | 70 | 316 | 25 | 34 | .939 | 2.969 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 16 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .923 | 2.250 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 118 | 47 | 223 | 14 | 17 | .951 | 2.288 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 1B | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 1B | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 137 | 74 | 327 | 25 | 25 | .941 | 2.927 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1B | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.800 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 37 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 7 | .926 | 2.027 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 1B | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 11.333 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 25 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 3 | .986 | 2.720 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 3B | 83 | 55 | 162 | 10 | 11 | .956 | 2.614 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 1B | 41 | 317 | 28 | 4 | 40 | .989 | 8.415 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1B | 54 | 502 | 37 | 4 | 47 | .993 | 9.981 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 3B | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.778 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3B | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.286 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 1B | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 8.500 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1B | 33 | 319 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 1.000 | 1.152 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 2B | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 9 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 5 | .935 | 3.222 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3B | 88 | 50 | 173 | 14 | 13 | .941 | 2.534 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 5 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .978 | 8.800 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.667 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 37 | 298 | 18 | 4 | 31 | .988 | 8.541 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 19 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 2.737 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3B | 11 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .939 | 2.818 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.333 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3B | 12 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 2.167 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1095 | 2130 | 1978 | 167 | 322 | .961 | 3.752 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Pittsfield Mets | NYN | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1996 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 1999 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Louisville RiverBats | CIN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2001 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2002 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA |
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