How Bret Saberhagen's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Bret Saberhagen totaled 952 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2001, posting 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 54.6 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 110, well above the starting pitcher average of 51.6 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 77 in 1998 to 39 in 1999 and 10 in 2001, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 10 to 110 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bret Saberhagen Lifetime Earned Runs

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Season Avg.59.5
162 Game Avg.386.53
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Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs Per Season

Bret Saberhagen's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs per season line chart

Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs by Team

Bret Saberhagen's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bret Saberhagen career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Bret Saberhagen Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Bret Saberhagen's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bret Saberhagen's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bret Saberhagen's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bret Saberhagen Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table