Michael Saunders
2009–2017 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
775G
.232AVG
.305OBP
.397SLG
More career statistics
570H
81HR
263RBI
55SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 775 | 2,747 | 2,455 | 324 | 570 | 123 | 19 | 81 | 263 | 255 | 711 | 55 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 974 | .232 | .305 | .397 | .702 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2013-07-08 to 2013-07-21
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 2016-06-17 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2016-07-01 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2016-06-17 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 381 | 1290 | 263 | 37 | 114 | 121 | 344 | .228 | .298 | .388 |
| Away | 394 | 1457 | 307 | 44 | 149 | 134 | 367 | .236 | .303 | .405 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .111 | .250 | .111 |
| April | 118 | 418 | 93 | 12 | 43 | 35 | 99 | .247 | .306 | .430 |
| May | 177 | 654 | 135 | 18 | 60 | 57 | 182 | .230 | .294 | .379 |
| June | 119 | 420 | 90 | 17 | 44 | 31 | 105 | .236 | .288 | .430 |
| July | 106 | 421 | 99 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 106 | .266 | .342 | .425 |
| August | 99 | 360 | 69 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 95 | .215 | .286 | .371 |
| September | 140 | 422 | 77 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 113 | .207 | .296 | .368 |
| October | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .162 | .225 | .297 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 73 | 254 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 64 | .197 | .264 | .294 |
| texas-rangers | 70 | 242 | 51 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 71 | .235 | .302 | .369 |
| los-angeles-angels | 63 | 225 | 50 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 55 | .259 | .342 | .430 |
| new-york-yankees | 56 | 183 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 53 | .193 | .224 | .351 |
| baltimore-orioles | 44 | 178 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 48 | .297 | .365 | .633 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 43 | 152 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 46 | .175 | .243 | .328 |
| boston-red-sox | 42 | 155 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 33 | .215 | .329 | .292 |
| cleveland-guardians | 41 | 164 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 44 | .223 | .299 | .358 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Seattle Mariners | 46 | 122 | 27 | – | 4 | 4 | .221 | – | – |
| 2010 | Seattle Mariners | 100 | 289 | 61 | 10 | 33 | 6 | .211 | – | – |
| 2011 | Seattle Mariners | 58 | 161 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .149 | – | – |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners | 139 | 507 | 125 | 19 | 57 | 21 | .247 | – | – |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners | 132 | 406 | 96 | 12 | 46 | 13 | .236 | – | – |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners | 78 | 231 | 63 | 8 | 34 | 4 | .273 | – | – |
| 2015 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 9 | 31 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | 140 | 490 | 124 | 24 | 57 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 218 | 44 | 6 | 21 | – | .202 | – | – |