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Bret Saberhagen

#36 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1984—2001
Starting Pitcher
BORN
April 11, 1964, in Chicago Heights, IL
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Kansas City Royals

What Pitches Did Bret Saberhagen Throw?

Fastball
Curve
Slider
Change
167
WINS
60.4
QUALITY START PCT
59.0
WAR
117
LOSSES
126
ERA+
43.1
WAR7
3.34
ERA
3.64
K / BB RATIO
25.0
WAR3
1715
STRIKEOUTS
1.14
WHIP
4.6
WAR PER SEASON
The first brilliant pitcher the Royals ever had: won two Cy Youngs for Kansas City, and was hero of 1985 World Series run.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
Royals
ALL-TIME TEAM
1985
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Bret Saberhagen Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Saberhagen
CAREER
59.0
WAR7
43.1
WAR5C
30.5
WAR3
25.0
JAWS
51.1
WAR PER SN
4.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Bret Saberhagen Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
36
CAREER
57
LONG PEAK
51
PRIME
60
SHORT PEAK
36
JAWS
52
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS