Bret Saberhagen  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Saberhagen can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Saberhagen also has a decent changeup. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Saberhagen does a fine job of holding runners, and has become crafty in the second decade of his career by offering a variety of moves to first base. Saberhagen is nothing special in the field. Saberhagen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Saberhagen has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Saberhagen as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 KC 75 72 84 84 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 67 0 0 32 14 Overhand Active 0 3 17 51 420
1999 KC 75 72 84 84 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 67 0 0 33 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 419
2000 KC 75 70 84 84 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 34 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 416
2001 KC 75 69 84 84 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 35 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 414
2002 KC 73 69 84 82 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 36 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 409
2003 KC 72 69 84 81 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 37 19 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 406
2004 KC 71 70 84 81 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 38 20 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 405
2005 KC 68 72 84 81 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 39 21 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 402
2006 KC 65 71 84 84 57 55 49 49 55 81 54 56 0 68 0 0 40 22 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 400
Ratings Delta   -3 -1   +3                         +1 +1           -3 -2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.