First name: Michael
Last name: Saunders
Birthdate: 1986-11-19
Bats: L Throws: R
RetroID: saunm001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEA | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2010 | SEA | 4.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 2011 | SEA | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2012 | SEA | 7.2 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 2013 | SEA | 5.9 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 9 |
| 2014 | SEA | 3.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 11 |
| 2015 | TOR | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | TOR | 7.0 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 2017 | PHI | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -1.4 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -1 |
| 2017 | TOR | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Career | 35.1 | 7.0 | 42.0 | 5.9 | 18.5 | 23.7 | 56 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEA | 129 | -11 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 9.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 7 |
| 2010 | SEA | 327 | -9 | -7 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 8.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 8 |
| 2011 | SEA | 179 | -19 | -17 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 8.5 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 11 |
| 2012 | SEA | 553 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 15 |
| 2013 | SEA | 468 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 9.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 3 |
| 2014 | SEA | 263 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8.3 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 7 |
| 2015 | TOR | 36 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 10.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -2 |
| 2016 | TOR | 558 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 3 |
| 2017 | PHI | 214 | -12 | -12 | -2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 9.7 | -1.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 2017 | TOR | 20 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 2,747 | -38 | -25 | -7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -14 | -1 | 0 | -19 | - | -1.9 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -2.6 | 50 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEA | LF | 937 | 124 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 49 | -2 | 5 |
| 2010 | SEA | LF | 1996 | 246 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 110 | -1 | 3 |
| 2010 | SEA | CF | 334 | 45 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SEA | LF | 195 | 28 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | SEA | CF | 1093 | 162 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 57 | -1 | 3 |
| 2012 | SEA | LF | 518 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SEA | CF | 2760 | 376 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | SEA | RF | 59 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SEA | LF | 351 | 37 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | SEA | CF | 1801 | 252 | -6.0 | -7 | -6 | -13 | 109 | -1 | -7 |
| 2013 | SEA | RF | 466 | 89 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | -1 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | LF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | CF | 213 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | SEA | RF | 870 | 152 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | TOR | LF | 79 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | TOR | RF | 93 | 12 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -6 | 12 | 1 | -2 |
| 2016 | TOR | LF | 2452 | 251 | -4.0 | -2 | -2 | -19 | 99 | 0 | -2 |
| 2016 | TOR | CF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TOR | RF | 308 | 54 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 22 | -1 | -2 |
| 2017 | TOR | LF | 56 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | PHI | RF | 810 | 142 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 68 | -2 | -5 |
| 2017 | TOR | RF | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 6588 | 768 | 13.0 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 322 | -2 | 9 | ||
| CF | 6205 | 866 | 4.0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 304 | 0 | -1 | ||
| RF | 2623 | 461 | -3.0 | -4 | -4 | -7 | 196 | -3 | -7 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1 |
| Career | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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