Sam Runion
Samuel Edward Runion
Born: November 9, 1988
Asheville, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 2 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: AC Reynolds (NC) HS
Career: 2007-2019
Sam Runion compiled a career record of 43 wins and 50 losses, with 16 saves, and a 4.75 ERA in his 435-game pitching career with the Royals, Burlington Royals, Burlington Bees, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Omaha Storm Chasers, Potomac Nationals, Montgomery Biscuits, Harrisburg Senators, Syracuse Chiefs, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and High Point Rockers. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.82 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 61 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 217 |
| 2008 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.35 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 47 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 200 |
| 2008 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.75 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 54 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 185 |
| 2009 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.60 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 193 | 106 | 99 | 17 | 45 | 3 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 634 |
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 4 | 2 | .667 | 6.45 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.7 | 51 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 181 |
| 2011 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.30 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.36 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49.7 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 215 |
| 2013 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.72 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 227 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2014 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 0 | 0 | 5.27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.76 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.87 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 169 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.96 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27.3 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 115 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2 | 1 | .667 | 7.42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.75 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 160 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.39 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53.3 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 232 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.55 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 51 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 246 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.55 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55.3 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 232 |
| Totals | 43 | 50 | .462 | 4.75 | 435 | 57 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 772.3 | 861 | 478 | 408 | 61 | 225 | 14 | 583 | 49 | 3 | 58 | 3381 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Royals | P | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .750 |
| 2008 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.111 |
| 2008 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | P | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 2009 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 28 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.036 |
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .652 |
| 2011 | R | ARIZ | Royals | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .143 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .778 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2013 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 37 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .243 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2014 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .179 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .150 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .292 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | P | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .115 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | P | 61 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .148 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | P | 48 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Totals | 434 | 48 | 108 | 7 | 6 | .957 | .359 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | July 3, 2007 | August 27, 2007 |
| 2008 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KCA | May 18, 2008 | July 1, 2008 |
| 2008 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | July 6, 2008 | August 24, 2008 |
| 2009 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KCA | April 10, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KCA | April 10, 2010 | July 30, 2010 |
| 2011 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | July 9, 2011 | August 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | DET | April 6, 2012 | July 27, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | August 1, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 6, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | July 12, 2013 | July 12, 2013 |
| 2014 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Biscuits | TBA | April 5, 2014 | June 14, 2014 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Potomac Nationals | WAS | June 21, 2014 | July 6, 2014 |
| 2014 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | July 12, 2014 | August 16, 2014 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | August 19, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 9, 2015 | July 23, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 15, 2015 | September 5, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 13, 2016 | July 30, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | August 3, 2016 | September 2, 2016 |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | April 21, 2017 | September 17, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | April 27, 2018 | September 15, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | High Point Rockers | April 26, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
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