How Joe Saunders's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Joe Saunders totaled 31 career Wild Pitches, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 2014, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.8 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 6, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.8 that year. The Wild Pitches trended upward through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 3 in 2012 to 5 in 2013 and 0 in 2014, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Saunders Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Joe Saunders Wild Pitches Per Season

Joe Saunders's Wild Pitches 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.
Joe Saunders Wild Pitches per season line chart

Joe Saunders Wild Pitches by Team

Joe Saunders's career Wild Pitches totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Saunders career Wild Pitches by team bar chart

Joe Saunders Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Saunders's career Wild Pitches, 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.
Joe Saunders Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Saunders Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Saunders's seasonal Wild Pitches 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.
Joe Saunders Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Saunders Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Saunders's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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.
Joe Saunders Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table