Bret Saberhagen
Retired
Bret Saberhagen
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Birthdate:
April 11, 1964 (41 y, 5 m, 25 d)
Born In:
Chicago Heights, IL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/201
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1997 (3rd) Los Angeles (MLB)
1995 (3rd) Los Angeles (MLB)
1991 (2nd) Kansas City (MLB)
1990 Kansas City (MLB)
1989 Kansas City (MLB)
1985 None (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1989 (2nd) Kansas City (MLB)
All-Star 2001 Los Angeles (MLB)
1999 Los Angeles (MLB)
1997 Los Angeles (MLB)
1996 Los Angeles (MLB)
1994 Los Angeles (MLB)
1993 Los Angeles (MLB)
1991 Kansas City (MLB)
1990 Kansas City (MLB)
1989 Kansas City (MLB)
1987 None (MLB)
League Champ 1991 Kansas City (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1985 None (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 2002 Los Angeles (MLB)
Sep 1995 Los Angeles (MLB)
Jul 1993 Los Angeles (MLB)
Aug 1989 Kansas City (MLB)
May 1989 Kansas City (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 61 40.9 30.2
Grey Ink 229 198.2 166.0
HoF Standard 58 49.5 47.8
WAR 114.5 69.2 60.9
WAR7 56.4 47.2 39.7
JAWS 85.4 58.2 50.3
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Fergie Jenkins R 888
Old Hoss Radbourn R 883
Robin Roberts R 868
Tom Seaver R 843
Scott Bankhead 839
Jim Kaat R 834
Tommy John R 832
Eddie Plank R 830
Tom Glavine R 826
Mickey Welch R 826
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1988 35 3
1989 36 5
1990 36 1
1991 35 6
1995 36 1
Year W Rank
1985 20 2
1987 18 4
1989 26 1
1990 22 1
1991 16 8
1993 19 4
1995 19 4
1997 15 6
2002 17 6
Year L Rank
1988 16 2
1997 13 10
1998 14 8
Year Win % Rank
1985 0.769 2
1987 0.643 6
1989 0.813 1
1990 0.688 8
1993 0.679 9
1996 0.619 9
2000 0.722 5
Year IP Rank
1987 257.0 8
1988 260.2 5
1989 296.1 1
1990 298.0 1
1991 270.0 1
1993 248.1 3
1995 276.0 1
1997 248.0 1
2002 249.2 2
Year BF Rank
1987 1048 9
1988 1089 3
1989 1135 2
1990 1190 1
1991 1113 1
1993 1033 3
1995 1152 1
1997 1024 2
2002 1057 2
2003 954 7
Year K Rank
1985 158 8
1988 171 10
1989 224 2
1990 188 5
1991 190 5
1993 176 7
1995 174 8
1997 186 6
Year WP Rank
1990 15 1
1991 11 3
Year ERA Rank
1985 2.868 3
1987 3.362 4
1989 1.822 1
1990 2.507 2
1991 3.267 7
1995 3.326 5
1996 3.863 8
1997 3.085 3
1998 3.953 6
Year BABIP Rank
1989 0.252 4
1990 0.275 10
Year WHIP Rank
1985 1.058 1
1987 1.163 3
1989 0.898 1
1990 1.074 1
1991 1.207 8
1993 1.212 3
1995 1.261 6
1996 1.273 6
1997 1.105 2
1998 1.341 9
1999 1.280 4
Year H/9 Rank
1985 8.069 6
1989 7.046 2
1990 8.185 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1985 1.453 1
1987 1.856 2
1988 2.037 6
1989 1.033 2
1990 1.480 1
1991 1.867 3
1993 1.631 1
1995 1.663 1
1996 1.953 2
1997 1.016 1
1998 1.935 1
1999 1.954 1
2001 1.889 5
Year CG Rank
1985 10 7
1987 15 2
1988 9 9
1989 18 1
1990 20 1
1991 11 1
1992 6 8
1993 13 3
1995 12 2
1996 10 1
1997 18 1
1998 13 1
1999 8 5
2000 11 1
2002 8 2
2003 6 4
Year SHO Rank
1986 2 8
1987 4 2
1989 3 2
1990 3 2
1991 2 4
1994 1 8
1995 5 1
1996 1 8
1997 2 5
1998 3 2
2000 2 4
2001 1 8
2002 2 4
2003 1 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1985 38 1
1987 53 7
1989 34 2
1990 49 3
1991 56 7
1993 45 3
1995 51 5
1996 45 2
1997 28 1
1998 46 1
1999 38 1
2001 44 5
Year Hits Rank
1987 246 6
1988 271 1
1989 232 9
1990 271 1
1991 270 2
1993 256 4
1995 297 1
1997 246 3
1998 241 6
2002 256 2
2003 257 2
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1999 186 10
Year HR (Low) Rank
1985 19 9
1990 14 8
1995 12 6
1998 15 6
Year WAR Rank
1985 6.8 2
1986 3.9 9
1987 5.9 5
1988 6.4 6
1989 9.6 1
1990 9.3 1
1991 7.6 1
1993 7.4 3
1995 8.4 2
1996 4.8 6
1997 7.3 3
1998 5.4 4
2002 4.8 5
Year L (Low) Rank
1985 6 1
1987 10 9
1989 6 3
1996 8 7
Year rWAR Rank
1985 7.8 2
1987 7.9 4
1989 12.8 1
1990 10.0 1
1991 6.7 3
1993 5.6 7
1995 8.8 3
1996 4.6 9
1997 6.6 3
1998 5.0 8
2000 5.5 6
2002 5.7 7