Joel
Saragosa
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 25, 1952 in Dominican Republic
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 20 OMA JL     0 3 0 1 2 0 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 3 2 2 8 9 8
1974 21 OMA JL     0 5 2 3 3 1 2 9 9 9 3 0 1 5 3 4 8 9 8
1975 22 OMA JL     0 6 3 4 3 1 2 9 9 9 4 2 3 5 4 4 8 9 9
1976 23 BIR FL     1 7 4 5 4 2 2 9 9 9 6 3 4 5 4 4 8 10 9
1977 24 BIR FL     2 7 4 5 3 1 2 9 9 9 6 4 4 5 4 4 9 10 10
1978 25 BIR FL     2 7 4 5 4 2 2 9 9 9 6 4 5 5 4 4 9 10 10
1979 26 LV FL     2 7 4 5 4 2 3 9 9 9 6 4 4 5 4 4 9 11 10
1980 27 LV FL $ 300,000   5 8 5 6 4 2 3 9 9 9 6 3 4 5 4 4 10 11 11
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 3 0 1 2 0 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 3 2 2 8 9 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 8 5 6 4 2 3 9 9 9 6 4 5 5 4 4 10 11 11
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 28 LV FL   17 20 18 19 11 7 8 15 9 10
1982 29 LV FL $ 300,000 17 20 18 19 14 9 10 15 10 11
1983 30 LV FL $ 300,000 13 20 18 19 13 9 10 15 10 11
1984 31 LV FL $ 300,000 13 20 18 19 13 9 10 14 9 10
1985 32 NO FL $ 700,714 13 20 17 18 13 9 10 14 9 10
1986 33 GRE JL $ 700,714 13 20 17 18 13 9 10 14 9 10
1987 34 SEA FL $ 700,714 10 19 17 17 13 9 10 14 9 10
1988 35 SEA FL $ 700,714 10 18 15 16 12 8 9 12 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 18 15 16 11 7 8 12 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 700,714 17 20 18 19 14 9 10 15 10 11
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 20 OMA JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 21 OMA JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 22 OMA JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 23 BIR FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 24 BIR FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 25 BIR FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1979 26 LV FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1980 27 LV FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 28 LV FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1982 29 LV FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1983 30 LV FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1984 31 LV FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1985 32 NO FL $ 700,714   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1986 33 GRE JL $ 700,714   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1987 34 SEA FL $ 700,714   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1988 35 SEA FL $ 700,714   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 700,714   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 20 A   6 7 .462 54 0 0 0 22 63.7 55 23 5 41 76 3.25 .232 .345 .376 .721  
1974 21 A   3 10 .231 43 0 0 0 26 43.3 39 28 5 30 57 5.82 .238 .356 .451 .807  
1975 22 AA   3 2 .600 42 0 0 0 29 47.7 33 12 4 21 63 2.27 .194 .283 .312 .594  
1976 23 AAA   0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 3 1 1 1 40.91 .500 .600 1.500 2.100  
    AA   3 3 .500 39 0 0 0 2 39.7 30 12 3 12 49 2.72 .216 .278 .338 .616  
1977 24 AA   1 7 .125 44 0 0 0 9 43.3 31 18 1 16 57 3.74 .201 .276 .273 .549  
1978 25 AA   2 4 .333 46 0 0 0 20 41.7 40 25 9 20 59 5.40 .258 .343 .497 .840  
1979 26 AAA   1 3 .250 21 0 0 0 16 21.7 27 12 2 13 28 4.99 .307 .396 .443 .839  
    AA   1 1 .500 16 0 0 0 1 18.7 21 9 0 7 25 4.34 .296 .359 .437 .796  
1980 27 LV FL 0 2 .000 12 0 0 0 0 12.0 12 9 1 11 10 6.75 .279 .418 .442 .860 0.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 54 1 0 0 4 53.0 39 23 5 23 69 3.91 .209 .295 .380 .675  
1981 28 AAA   2 3 .400 49 1 0 0 2 42.0 37 24 7 35 61 5.14 .240 .381 .416 .797  
1982 29 LV FL 2 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 0 22.7 29 11 2 12 13 4.37 .326 .404 .517 .921 1.5
    AAA   2 3 .400 36 1 0 0 2 29.3 17 9 5 14 43 2.76 .167 .267 .353 .620  
1983 30 LV FL 4 3 .571 86 0 0 0 4 81.7 105 46 8 36 69 5.07 .315 .383 .486 .870 2.7
1984 31 LV FL 7 2 .778 82 0 0 0 2 80.0 81 46 11 41 75 5.18 .261 .350 .442 .792 3.4
1985 32 NO FL 2 3 .400 40 0 0 0 1 40.7 37 20 4 16 28 4.43 .240 .316 .357 .673 2.3
    AAA   0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.3 1 1 0 5 4 3.86 .200 .600 .200 .800  
1986 33 GRE JL 2 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 8.3 3 1 1 4 8 1.08 .107 .219 .250 .469 1.3
    AAA   4 1 .800 40 0 0 0 0 50.3 49 26 9 29 65 4.65 .255 .353 .458 .811  
1987 34 GRE JL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 7.3 9 7 2 4 10 8.59 .290 .389 .548 .937 0.0
  HAW JL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 8 2 7 8 10.29 .353 .463 .618 1.081 0.0
  TOT   1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 14.3 21 15 4 11 18 9.42 .323 .429 .585 1.013 0.0
    AAA   4 2 .667 25 0 0 0 9 27.3 14 2 1 14 31 0.66 .146 .255 .208 .463  
1988 35 SEA FL 0 2 .000 12 0 0 0 0 12.0 15 13 7 11 10 9.75 .278 .400 .722 1.122 0.0
    AAA   5 4 .556 33 0 0 0 21 35.3 31 16 4 13 44 4.08 .240 .310 .364 .674  
8 Years Sim 18 12 .600 281 0 0 0 7 271.6 303 161 38 142 231 5.33 .282 .367 .467 .835 11.2
9 Years AAA 19 19 .500 263 3 0 0 55 262.0 217 116 34 147 346 3.99 .227 .330 .389 .718  
5 Years AA 10 17 .370 187 0 0 0 61 191.0 155 76 17 76 253 3.58 .225 .302 .363 .665  
2 Years A 9 17 .346 97 0 0 0 48 107.0 94 51 10 71 133 4.29 .234 .350 .406 .756  
16 Years Minors 38 53 .418 547 3 0 0 164 559.9 466 243 61 294 732 3.91 .228 .325 .383 .708  
Season Average 2 1 .667 35 0 0 0 0 34.0 37 20 4 17 28 5.33 .282 .367 .467 .835  
Career Highs 7 3 1.000 86 0 0 0 4 81.7 105 46 11 41 75 9.75 .326 .429 .722 1.122  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   203 107 23 101 145   .297 .388 .473 .861
vs LH   100 54 15 41 86   .254 .325 .458 .783
Home 9 7 .563 145 0 0 0 3 140.6 152 88 25 80 116 5.63 .274 .366 .482 .848
Away 9 5 .643 136 0 0 0 4 131.0 151 73 13 62 115 5.02 .289 .365 .452 .817
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 39 0 0 0 1 35.7 35 13 3 19 29 3.28 .263 .355 .391 .746
May 5 2 .714 60 0 0 0 0 50.3 69 35 6 21 45 6.26 .325 .386 .505 .891
June 1 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 0 35.3 35 21 5 25 36 5.35 .252 .366 .410 .776
July 0 3 .000 39 0 0 0 2 34.0 40 22 5 16 26 5.83 .299 .373 .530 .903
August 2 2 .500 47 0 0 0 4 45.7 61 36 8 26 37 7.10 .313 .394 .528 .922
Sep/Oct 6 4 .600 62 0 0 0 0 70.6 63 34 11 35 58 4.33 .240 .329 .430 .759
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 21 A   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
1980 27 LV FL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1983 30 LV FL 86 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0.1 0.0
1984 31 LV FL 82 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1985 32 NO FL 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1987 34 GRE JL 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
  HAW JL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1988 35 SEA FL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
6 Years Sim 253 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 .125 .176 .125 .301 -0.2 0.0
1 Years A 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
162 Game Average 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .176 .125 .301 -0.2  
Career Highs 86 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 .333 .250 .500 0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 -0.2
vs LH   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Home 121 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 .100 .182 .100 .282 -0.3
Away 108 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
RISP   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 39 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.5
May 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1980 27 LV FL P 12 0 12.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.75 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 10.84 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1982 29 LV FL P 22 0 22.7 1 6 0 1 1.000 2.78 0 0 .000 0  
1983 30 LV FL P 86 0 81.7 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.10 0 0 .000 0  
1984 31 LV FL P 82 0 80.0 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.91 0 0 .000 0  
1985 32 NO FL P 40 0 40.7 2 7 1 2 .900 1.99 0 0 .000 0  
1986 33 GRE JL P 7 0 8.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0 0 .000 0  
1987 34 GRE JL P 8 0 7.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.46 0 0 .000 0  
  HAW JL P 12 0 7.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0  
  TOT   P 20 0 14.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1988 35 SEA FL P 12 0 12.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  P 281 0 271.6 9 39 1 3 .980 1.59 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 1.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 10.84 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   282 0 273.3 11 39 1 3 .980 1.65 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   86 0 81.7 3 14 1 2 1.000 2.78 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1985 32 NO FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
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History
Drafted in 24th round, 555th overall pick, by Omaha in 1973
Injured on 9/7/1973 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Traded from Omaha to Birmingham on 4/11/1976 (Going to OMA: SS K. Desilva, 1B H. Usteriff. Going to BIR: P J. Saragosa)
Injured on 4/21/1978 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Birmingham to Las Vegas on 4/11/1979 (Going to BIR: LF E. Futon, RF B. Veltman. Going to LV: LF M. Cervantes, P D. Magnusson, 3B C. Mauk, P J. Saragosa)