Jim Colborn vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Jim Colborn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Colborn and Joe Saunders are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Jim Colborn and 95 for Joe Saunders, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 88 respectively. If forced to pick, Jim Colborn gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Colborn and Joe Saunders

Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.7
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.15
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.47
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.86
50.86
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.77
67.77
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.34
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
3.8
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
9.12
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.86
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.68
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.85
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.88
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
5.14
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6744
38
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
38.68
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
4.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.68
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6122
34.49
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Jim Colborn and Joe Saunders

Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.7
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.15
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4793
27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.2
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.64
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.47
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.28
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.19
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.86
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.77
67.77
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Colborn and Joe Saunders

Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
3020
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
236
944
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
550
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
68
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
7.08
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
12.22
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.88
-18.82
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.78
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
300
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100